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

• Bouchra Arabi has joined Geoteric as a Sales Manager in the Middle East, based in their new regional hub in Dubai.
• Mohsen Paknejad has been appointed Iran's new oil minister following a parliament vote on August 21st.
• Dr Patrick Cross has stepped down as Non-Executive Chairman of Empyrean Energy, effective immediately. Existing Non-Executive Director Mr John (Spencer) Laycock has assumed the position of Non-Executive Chairman.
• Ellie Chuparova has joined Stratum Reservoir’s Interpretive Services Group.
• The UK offshore energy sector’s representative body OEUK has announced Steve Nicol, Executive President of Operations at leading consulting and engineering company Wood, as the new supply chain champion for the sector.
• Claire Rose (was Harwood) is starting a new position as Director at Claire Rose Recruitment.
• Thomas Pedersen has joined Ashtead Technology as their new Business Development Manager based in Stavanger.
• Michael Blease-Shepley has joined Ashtead Technology as Europe Sales Director.
• Amy Grant-Simpson is starting a new position as Marketing and Business Development Support at KD Marine.
• Kepler College Rwanda has announced the appointment of H.E. Mrs. Monica Geingos, former First Lady of the Republic of Namibia, as their inaugural Chancellor.
• Clarksons Offshore & Renewables has announced the appointment of Steve Shin Ryoo as broker and country manager in South Korea.
• Gillian King has left her position as the director of business development at the Net Zero Technology Centre (NZTC). 
• Conall Cromie is starting a new role as a Geologist at Trident Energy.
• Axel-Pierre Bois has been promoted to Chief Technology Officer (CTO) at XGS Energy.
• Jeff Benton is starting a new position as Sales Leader within Power and Renewables at Enverus.
• Lucy Darago has been promoted to Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) at XGS Energy. 
• Nauticus Robotics announces that John Symington was appointed as General Counsel of the company on August 14, 2024.
• Gary Laing is starting a new position as Director at Stellar Energy Advisors Group.
• GreenFire Energy has announced the appointment of Rob Klenner as its President.
• Diana Veras has taken on the role of Operations Manager – Germany, at Axess Group.
• Vinson & Elkins has expanded its International Dispute Resolution practice in London with the addition of James Barratt, who joins as Co-Head of International Disputes – Europe.
• Dr. Mohammed Baba Shehu is starting a new position as Member of The Supervisory Board Engineering Regulations Monitoring and Enforcement Maritime Sector at The Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria, COREN.
• THREE60 ENERGY has announced the appointment of Gillian King as Group Strategic Growth Director.
• Lewis Howell has joined PetroStrat as Palynologist/Stratigrapher in the company's Conwy office.
• Muhammad Firdaus Abd Halim is starting a new position as Technical Associate (Geoscience) at Beicip-Franlab Asia.
• Blair McCombie has been appointed Oilenco's new managing director.
• Davie Nicoll has been promoted to the role of business director for Africa at Oilenco.
• Warren Ackroyd, owner of Oilenco and previous managing director, steps into the new role of technical director.
• Clarksons Offshore & Renewables has announced the appointment of Steve Shin Ryoo as broker and country manager in South Korea.
• Jürgen Koppmann, banker and business economist, has been appointed to the Supervisory Board of ABO Energy by the Wiesbaden County Court.

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