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

The Board of Woodside Energy has appointed Elizabeth (Liz) Westcott as Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director. 

Seaway7 has appointed Lloyd Duthie as Chief Executive Officer. He will take up the role effective 1 April, and will take over from Stuart Fitzgerald who himself will move into the role of CEO of Subsea7 in July.

Daria Elena Maciuca is starting a new position as a Graduate Geophysicist at Aker BP.

American Electric Power has named Brian Abraham president and chief operating officer of Appalachian Power (APCo).

RTS Wind Group has appointed Alexandra Richards as Chief Commercial Officer.

Aaron Walker has taken on the role of Vice President, Engineering and Quality, Nuclear Development at American Electric Power.  

Burak Kayael has been appointed Field Drilling Superintendent/Coordinator at Eni Egypt.

Billy Snaith has been promoted to Senior Business Development Manager at Rystad Energy.

Wood has appointed David Cole as Executive President, Consulting.

Carlo Pinto is starting a new position as General Manager - Marine Business Unit at SOCOTEC

Po Valley Energy has appointed Lucia McLean as Company Secretary effective 26 March 2026.

Oil States International will transition leadership in May, with President and CEO Cindy Taylor set to retire and CFO Lloyd Hajdik named as her successor. 

Taimi Nangula Itembu has taken on the role of co-Founder and Executive Director at Zephyr Marine Services.

Phil Cunningham has been appointed Vietnam Country Manager at Jadestone Energy.

Lauri Hughes is starting a new position as Head of Commercial - Offshore Wind at Envision Energy.

NOV Inc. announced that Sanjay Chowbey has been appointed to the Company’s Board of Directors, effective March 17, 2026.

Icon Energy advises that Jeff Marvin has stepped down from his roles as CEO and Director due to his personal commitments.

Michael Pollock is starting a new position as Head of BD and Strategic Accounts at Peterson Energy Logistics.

Rory Yeates Riddoch has been promoted to Senior Account Executive at BIG Partnership.

Ashlee Hughes is starting a new position in Corporate Business Development - Transactions at Chevron.

Stacey King has taken on the role of Technical Sales Advisor with CoreGeo.

Conor O'Sullivan has joined the Subsurface team at Wood Mackenzie as a Senior Research Analyst.

Haider Al Taie is starting a new role as Head of Waste Management at KBR.

AISUS has announced the appointment of Guy Davies as Business Development Lead for Norway.

Jair Luiz de Azevedo is starting a new role as Project Geophysicist at DUG.

The International Marine Contractors Association has appointed DEME Offshore Energy managing director Hugo Bouvy as its new president.

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