Congratulations to the following energy professionals who have recently secured new positions in the E&P, renewable, service and industry organization sectors:

• Mike Powney is starting a new position as Geoscience Manager at Geoex MCG.
• Peter Krois is starting a new role as Managing Director / Technischer Geschäftsführer of deeep Tiefengeothermie GmbH, the geothermal joint venture of OMV and WienEnergie. 
• Alexander Ball has joined PetroStrats' Conwy palynology team.
• Benjamin Panting has transitioned from an Ops role in Drilling with Sperry into a Geoscience Consultant position at Halliburton.
• Mehmet Tolga Sipahi is starting a new position as Senior Technical Engineer at NESR.
• EnQuest has announced the appointment of Jonathan Copus, who will become CFO on 1 February 2024. 
• Salman Malik will assume the role of Chief Executive Officer of Veri Energy, a wholly owned subsidiary of EnQuest.
• Suncor announced that Kent Ferguson will be joining the company in January 2024 as Senior Vice President, Strategy, Sustainability and Corporate Development, reporting directly to Rich Kruger, President and CEO.
• Khaled Hamd has joined VYSUS Group as Vice President Consulting for the Middle East and India.
• Angel Casal has been promoted from Business Manager, Spain to Vice President Consulting for Europe at VYSUS Group.
• Steven Gray, founder and former chief executive of Aberdeen-based ROV firm ROVOP, has been named chairman of robotics company HonuWorx. 
• Forth Ports’ Group chief executive Charles Hammond has decided to step down from his role at the end of June 2024. His successor will be current chief operating officer Stuart Wallace, with the pair working over the next six months to ensure a smooth transition.
• Key Capture Energy announced that renewable energy industry veteran Brian Hayes will become the company’s new CEO on January 8, 2024.
• Exelon's Board of Directors have elected Bryan Segedi as a director. 
• XOCEAN has announced the addition of two new Directors, Fionnuala Meehan and Karen May.
• Steven Simpson has started a new position at Safelift Offshore Ltd as Managing Director. 
• National Grid announced that Jacqui Ferguson will be joining its Board as an independent Non-Executive Director with effect from 1 January 2024.
• Marine environmental consulting and survey company CSA Ocean Sciences has announced the appointment of Greg Fulling to the position of senior project scientist.
• Eco (Atlantic) Oil & Gas announced the proposed appointment of Mr Oliver Quinn following the AGM to be held in December. Mr Quinn will be appointed, subject to Shareholder approval, as the nominee director of Africa Oil Corp, which holds 14.84% of the Company’s issued share capital.
• Georgi Stefanov has joined the Management Board of the Bulgarian Association Geothermal Energy.
• RPS welcomes Simon Urquhart as Acoustics & Air Quality Director.
• Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) announced the appointment of Ashish Bansal as a Managing Director and Co-leader of its India Global Transaction Advisory Group (TAG) practice.

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