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

Equinor and Shell have announced the appointment of Neil McCulloch as Chief Executive Officer and Nicoletta Giadrossi as Chair of their offshore UK Incorporated Joint Venture, Adura.

Tullow Oil has named Ian Perks as its new chief executive officer, joining the board on September 15.

Horizon advises that Sandra Birkensleigh has resigned from the Board effective immediately.

Simon P. Kendall is starting a new position as Director at AAPG Datapages.

The Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA) Board of Directors has announced the appointment of Edith Naegele as the association’s new President and Chief Executive Officer, effective September 22, 2025.

Karina Lyssand is beginning a new role as a UX designer at Glex AS.

Subsea Technology & Rentals (STR) has appointed experienced sector leader James Christie to head up activities across Europe and Africa.

Worley announces that Non-Executive Director Sharon Warburton has decided to retire from the Worley Board effective 31 August 2025.

Jeanne Johns has been appointed as an independent Non Executive Director of the Worley Board effective 1 September 2025. 

Patrick McRobb is starting a new position as Trainee Workshop Tech at Edouard Group.

Leigh-Ann Robb has been appointed Resourcing Manager at Aurora Energy Services.

Eco Atlantic has announced the appointment of Gadi Levin as CFO effective 2 September 2025.

Steven Rowland has takes on the role of Partner & Head of Commercial UK at Rystad Energy.

Meren Energy announced that Craig Knight, Chief Operating Officer (COO), has stepped down from his role effective August 31, 2025, to return to Australia for personal reasons.

Oliver Quinn has taken on the newly created role of Chief Commercial & Operating Officer (CCOO), effective September 1, 2025.

Maren Kamlund has been appointed Manager Insights at Odfjell Technology.

The Wood Foundation, a venture philanthropic organisation focused on empowering communities, advancing education and fostering enterprise in Scotland, has announced the appointment of Sarah Chew as the foundation’s new UK chief executive officer (CEO).

ABL Group has announced the promotion of Mohd Dhiyaulhaq Bakhtiar to Country Manager for its operations in Malaysia.

Mark Selbie is starting a new position as Global Industrial MRO Sales Manager at R&M Electrical Group.

Gary Constantine has been appointed Executive General Manager, Commercial at Kumul Petroleum Holdings

ABL Group has announced the promotion of Carmela Friedman to Director of Renewables for its operations in England.

Hege Marie Norheim has been appointed as new CEO of the ABL Group.

Reuben Segal is taking on the role of Chief Growth Officer (CGO) at ABL Group.

ABL Group’s current CCO, Ian Cummins, is taking on the newly created title as Chief Performance Officer.

CRC Evans has appointed Mauro Piasere as Chief Executive Officer. 

Ben Dockrill is starting a new position as Exploration General Manager (West Africa Frontier) at Chevron.

Rockflow has appointed Joel Turnbull as Developments Advisor.

Greig Duncan has been appointed Commercial Director at Agility System (BusinessPort Ltd).

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has appointed Hamza Al-Assad as its first Director for Nigeria, which became a member and country of operations of the Bank this year.

Scott Eke is starting a new position as Head of Global projects at Control Cutter.

Dr. Stephan Gelinsky is partnering with Ikon Science as Senior Technical Advisor on their R&D team.

Laura Fleming, Country Managing Director for Hitachi Energy UK and Ireland, has been elected as the new Chair of the Board of Directors at RenewableUK.

Tristan Zipfel, Director of Strategy, Markets and Investments at EDF power solutions UK and Ireland, has been elected Vice Chair at RenewableUK.

Dennis Thorlund Elsberg, RES’ Vice President of Global HSQE Services, has been appointed Chair of the new Global Solar Committee of the Global Wind Organisation (GWO).

Sachin Patel is starting a new position as Operations Specialist at Kody Technolab Limited.

Jamie Mowatt has joined Elemental Energies as their new Learning & Development Specialist.

Helms Geomarine welcomes James Matthews who joins the company as Drilling Specialist.

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