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

• The following five non-executive directors have been appointed to Great British Energy’s start-up board; Frances O’Grady, Frank Mitchell, Kate Gilmartin, Dr. Nina Skorupska CBE FEI, Valerie Todd CBE 
• Suzanne Mackie has been appointed Head of Communications and Engagement at Peterson Energy Logistics. 
• Berry Corporation has announced the appointment of Jeff Magids as the Company’s Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, effective January 21, 2025.
• Stephen Doyle is starting a new position as Multi-Client Business Unit Manager at DUG.
• Devon Energy has promoted John Raines to the position of Senior Vice President, E&P Asset Management and Trey Lowe to the position of Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer.
• Galp has appointed Maria João Carioca and João Diogo Marques da Silva as co-CEOs.
• Jadestone Energy has announced the appointment of David Mendelson to Jadestone’s Board of Directors as an independent Non-Executive Director, effective immediately. 
• Nicole Doig Bustamante is starting a new position as Head of Oil & Gas | Surety at Howden
• Global offshore wind investor and developer Reventus Power has appointed Rasmus Wandrup as chief technical officer (CTO).
• EnBW has hired Hanne Marit G Strand to serve as managing director of its newly founded EnBW Offshore Wind Norway AS.
• Craig Higgins is starting a new position as Product Compliance Engineer at Teledyne Marine.
• OEG Energy Group have appointed Paula Richardson to the newly created role of chief human resources officer, based at the company's new headquarters in Dyce, Aberdeen.
• Laura Lane joins Chevron as vice president and Chief Corporate Affairs Officer, starting February 1st.
• Vestas have appointed Jakob Wegge-Larsen as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and member of executive management.
• Patterson-UTI has announced the appointment of Tommy Balez as President of  NexTier Completion Solutions.
• David Walls has started a new position as Chief Operating Officer at TownRock Energy. 
• Alex Clarke has taken on a new role as Senior Geoscientist with Eliis.
• Vestas announced that Jakob Wegge-Larsen will become Chief Financial Officer (CFO) at Vestas and member of Executive Management during the second quarter of 2025. 
• Phil Damjanovic is starting a new position as Derivatives Trader at Aramco Trading Americas.
• Heiko Wuttke has taken over the position of chief executive of PNE AG.
• Getech welcome Zach Harlan to their Sales team in Houston.
• Alexander McCabe has started in a new role as Whole Energy Network Analyst at National Energy System Operator.
• Azzurra Cillari returns to the Oil and Gas industry as Senior Sales Executive at Sunrise Systems Limited.
• Pedro Martins has joined Eliis as Regional Sales Manager, based in Rio de Janeiro.
• DNV announces that Elizabeth Kaiga, Chief Commercial Officer for Energy Systems, North America at DNV, has been named to the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE) Board of Directors. 
• Isla Robb is starting a new position as Director Offshore Renewables at Energy Transition Zone Ltd.
• Ariana Hurtado has been promoted to editor-in-chief of Offshore magazine at Endeavor Business Media.
• Alex Clarke has joined Eliis as Senior Geoscientist based in the UK.
• Opportune LLP, a leading global business advisory firm, announces that Jade Wang has joined the firm as a Principal in its Oil & Gas Process & Technology Practice.
• Diponegoro Ariwibowo is starting a new position as a Petroleum Geologist at Halliburton - Landmark Qatar.

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