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

Vicki Hollub is to retire as President and CEO of Occidental effective June 1, 2026; Richard Jackson, Chief Operating Officer, has been named as her successor.

Serica Energy has announced the appointment of Scott McGinigal as Chief Operating Officer.

Michael Green has started a new position as Head of Asset Development at Jee.

DNV has appointed Lisa Christie as a new member of the Energy Systems Executive Leadership Team heading Marketing, Communication & Public Affairs (MCP).

Criterium Energy has appointed Ben Arnott to Criterium’s Board of Directors.

Christian Schütze has been appointed as Wells Engineering Manager at GL Group LLC.

Callum Lamont has joined Rovtech as their new Chief Operating Officer.

Corcel has announced the appointment of Leandro Schujmann as Chief Financial Officer.

Guido Jaspers has started a new role as a Consultant with THREE60Energy

Yetunde Taiwo has been appointed as the the new President of the Nigerian Gas Association.

Yasmin Roberts is starting a new position as Project Geophysicist at DUG.

James Forbes have been promoted to Head of Upstream Oil at FGE NexantECA.

Sherlin Cristal Pérez Rodríguez is starting a new position as Drilling Engineer at Harbour Energy.

Woodside Energy has appointed Breyden Lonnie as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Australia. 

SolarPower Europe has announced the election of Statkraft executive Barbara Flesche as its new President

Andy Harris has been promoted to Account Director at TGS.

James Makinde has been appointed Managing Director of Anoh Gas Processing Company.

Dustn Bennett is starting a new position as Director, Field Engineering at NexTier Completion Solutions.

Elizabeth Patock is taking on a new role as Business Development Director at Cegal.

Greg Taggart has joined RAZOR Oiltools Limited as Business Development Manager.

Jennifer Shanks has joined Nexos as Group Head of Marketing & Communications.

Peter Cross has started a new position as Head of Business Development & Sales at Nexos.

Eos Energy Enterprises has announced the appointment of Alessandro Lagi as Chief Financial Officer, effective June 8, 2026.

Nicole Watt has started a new position as Account Manager at Aspectus Group.

PNE AG chief financial officer Harald Wilbert will step down from the management board on 5 June 2026 at his own request.

Scott Garten has joined The American Clean Power Association as the Senior Vice President to run ACP’s newly created Safety, Operations, and Workforce Institute.

Raafey Andrabi has started a new role as Assistant Manager in the Energy & Infrastructure Advisory team at Forvis Mazars Group.

Faranak Mahmoudian has joined the GeoSoftware R&D group.

Former Sulnorte CEO Felipe Gouvêa has joined Tug Network Team as Executive Director, adding senior towage, shipping and port experience to the alliance.

Anna Maria Urquhart is starting a new position as Area Sales Manager UK & Iberia at Sulzer.

Gustavo Souza has been promoted to Project Geoscientist on the Reservoir Team at Viridien.

Emily Faber has started a new chapter as a Key Account Manager with Halliburton - Landmark.

Nexos Group has appointed Dan McAteer as its new Group Chief Executive.

Nauticus Robotics has announced the appointment of Brian Allen as Chief Revenue Officer, effective May 13, 2026.

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