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

Port of Aberdeen has appointed Ross MacRae as its new financial controller.

Kevin McLachlan joins Chevron as Vice President of Exploration, effective November 1.

Geraldine Murphy is starting a new position as Non Executive Director at Ithaca Energy.

TotalEnergies has announced the appointment of Nicola Mavilla as Senior Vice President Exploration, with effect from 1st November 2025.

Ashtead Technology, a leading provider of subsea technology solutions to the global offshore energy sector, has appointed Kola Otekalu as HR director.

A leading figure in the field of engineering and technology, Dr Ollie Folayan MBE, has been elected to the Royal Academy of Engineering Fellowship.

Tom Reynolds is starting a new position as Chief Financial Officer at Earlsfield Energy.

DNO has announced that Birgitte Wendelbo Johansen has been appointed Chief Financial Officer effective 1 November 2025, replacing Haakon Sandborg who is stepping down following 24 years in the role.

CoralPoint has strengthened its senior leadership team with the appointment of Eric Briar as chair of the board and Sebastian Chivers as strategic advisor and board member.

David Watt has joined Subsea Micropiles as Chief Operations Officer.

Mark Williamson has taken on the role of Chief Commercial Officer at Subsea Micropiles.

EPI Group has appointed Darren Elder as BD Coordinator for Offshore Wind UK & Europe.

Evotix, a global leader in environmental health, safety and sustainability (EHS&S) software solutions, has announced the appointment of Jonathan English as Chief Executive Officer. 

Tom Reynolds is starting a new position as Chief Financial Officer at Earlsfield Energy.

Helmerich & Payne has Announced the promotion of Trey Adams to President and Mike Lennox and John Bell to Executive Vice Presidents.

Yunaizy Valbuena is joining the PetroStrat team, working remotely in Mexico as Latin America Business Development Advisor.

Oliver Quinn has taken on an expanded role as Chief Commercial & Operating Officer at Meren.

Kai Gruschwitz is starting a new position as Geophysical Advisor at Snowfox Discovery.

Tom Haffenden has joined Meren as Chief Human Resources Officer and an officer of the Company.

Jason Stewart has been promoted to Commercial Director at Aberdeen & Grampian Chamber of Commerce.

Andrew Gardiner has started a new role with AES International as Associate Director.

Kinetiko Energy has announced the appointment of Mr Mxolisi Mgojo as a Non-Executive Director, effective 3 October 2025.

Marine seismic innovations business PXGEO has appointed Ammar Chattha as its Chief Financial Officer (CFO) to further strengthen the company’s financial leadership and support its next stage of progress.

Brent J. Smolik has joined the Board of Directors of Devon Energy effective October 1.

enCore Energy has announced the appointment of Ms. Ashley Forbes as Vice President, Permitting and Regulatory Affairs, effective immediately.

Linda Taylor has joined the Willis Natural Resources team as their new Head of Western Europe. 

Satyajit Alawattegama is starting a new position as Vice President - CCUS Business Development | UK, Europe & Emerging Markets at Aker Solutions.

Molly Fiddes has joined the OGV Group team as their new Marketing Coordinator.

Abid Shami has been promoted to the position of Director, Senior Business Advisor, Global Energy & Natural Resources at KPMG UK.

Kirk Lovegrove announces that Richard Newton has joined as a Vice President. 

Clark MacFarlane, former Siemens Gamesa UK Managing Director, has joined OEGP's board as an Independent Director. 

Paradigm has announced the appointment of Bart Westerveld as marketing and business analytics manager, based at the company’s headquarters in Holland.

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