W&T Offshore Appoints Parasnis as EVP and CFO
gas and energy transition industry on equity capital markets, debt capital markets and strategic M&A. Prior to joining W&T, Parasnis served as Managing Director of Stifel Financial Corporation’s Energy & Energy Transition team in Houston. He started his investment banking career at Credit Suisse, where he worked for eight years (inclusive of four years internationally) on several notable domestic and international deals in the oil and gas industry, including initial public offerings, debt high-yield offerings and spinoffs. Parasnis began his career as a chemical engineer at Reliance
MPC Container Ships Appoints Fuhrmann as CFO
the current CFO, Dr. Benjamin Pfeifer, who has resigned his position to pursue new opportunities.Fuhrmann joins the company from London-based Hayfin Capital Management LLP, where he has served as Principal in the maritime team. Prior to that, he has worked for DVB Bank in Germany and the Netherlands, Credit Suisse in Germany and the U.S., as well as for a German ship broker.Fuhrmann is a Member of the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers and holds an MSc in Shipping, Trade & Finance from Cass Business School in London
Crowley Names Messina VP Mergers & Acquisitions
held corporate clients on the valuation and structuring of complex merger and acquisition transactions. Throughout his career, he has helped to build investment banking practices for firms like PwC, Grant Thornton and Duff & Phelps. He has broad transactional experience with firms such as Credit Suisse First Boston and Houlihan Lokey.Most recently, Messina served as president at BG Strategic Advisors, LLC, the leading M&A advisory firm focused on the logistics and supply chain industry in West Palm Beach, Fla. He holds a Master of Business Administration from Boston University and a Bachelor
Fairfield Geotechnologies Names Sugahara CEO
will succeed Charles "Chuck" Davison as CEO of the company.Sugahara, a third-generation family member at Fairfield Maxwell, is a Senior Vice President and the Treasurer of the company. Prior to joining Fairfield in 2004, he served as an Associate in the Hedge Fund Investments Group at Credit Suisse Asset Management and an Analyst in the Private Wealth Management division of Credit Suisse First Boston. Sugahara is the Chairman of the Sugahara Family Ownership Board, the Chairman of SpeedPro Imaging, the Chairman of Great American Lines, the Chairman of Fairfield-Maxwell Services and a former
Credit Suisse Names Perry Global Co-Head of O&G
Credit Suisse on Friday named Tim Perry global co-head of oil and gas investment banking, effective January. Perry - who is being promoted from his current job as regional oil and gas co-head for the Americas - will work together with Osmar Abib, who has led the oil and gas group since 2011, Credit Suisse said in a statement. (Reporting by Brenna Hughes Neghaiwi)
Promotions at J.F. Lehman
Fine Arts. Shor currently serves as a director of National Response Corporation, Sprint Energy Services and API Technologies Corp. Thomas joined J.F. Lehman in 2010 as an Associate and was promoted to Senior Associate in 2013. Prior to joining the firm, Thomas was an investment banking analyst in Credit Suisse's Mergers and Acquisitions Group. Thomas earned a B.A. in economics from Yale University. e is actively involved with the firm’s investments in Trident Maritime Systems, Doss Aviation and Sprint Energy Services. Hatcher joined J.F. Lehman in 2013 as an Associate. Prior to joining
Bradesco Asset Management Nominates 2 on Petrobras Board
Petroleo Brasileiro SA, or Petrobras. Petrobras said in a filing on Friday that Bradesco Asset Management SA had nominated Eduardo Bunker Gentil and Otavio Yazbek as candidates for the board. Gentil was executive director at the local investment bank Itau BBA as well as an executive director at Credit Suisse. Yazbek is an attorney in Sao Paulo and a director of regulation at the BM&FBovespa commodities and stock exchange in Sao Paulo. Petrobras said a vote for new board members will occur on April 29. (Reporting by Reese Ewing and Alberto Alerigi Jr; Editing by Ken Wills)
