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

Nina Birgitte Koch is starting a new position as Senior Vice President Operations at Equinor UK

Talos Energy has appointed Paul Goodfellow as President, Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Talos Board of Directors, effective March 1, 2025.

Fugro’s Board of Management has appointed Katja Fenton as General Counsel and member of the Executive Leadership Team. Katja will join Fugro on 1 April 2025.

Phil Birch, the explorer widely credited as being the driving force behind the huge Venus oil and gas discovery offshore Namibia, has left Impact Oil & Gas.

Diamondback Energy announced that effective February 3, 2025, the Company added Darin G. Holderness to the Board of Directors.

Phil Hicken has started a new position as Technical Account Manager UK & Africa at Eliis.

Fernando Assing has decided to retire as Chief Executive Officer of Centurion Group and will stand down from his role and the Board at the end of Q1 2025. He will be succeeded by Euan Leask, currently Chief Financial Officer of Centurion.

Ian Phillips is starting a new position as Royal Society Entrepreneur in Residence at the University of Aberdeen.

Ndapewoshali Shapwanale is starting a new position as Local Content and Vendor Assurance Manager at Chevron.

Michael Topp, is joining Elementz as as Head of Software Engineering.

nexos announced the appointment of Garry Lewis as their new Chief Business Development Officer.

Megan Rayner has taken on the role of Geoscientist at PetroStrat.

Clare Tansell has joined PetroStrat as Geoscience Team Lead.

Elizabeth Balmer, PhD, has joined PetroStrat as a micropalaeontologist.

Svetlana Bidikhova is joining Absolute Imaging’s team as VP Geophysics.

Rani Koya has started a new position as Non-Executive Director at OGL Geothermal. 

Benjamin Ahrens has joined Deutsche WindGuard Consulting to head up the company alongside managing director Axel Albers.

Jo Elver-Evans is starting a new position as VP Sales & Marketing at OISL (Ocean Information Services).

Dräger has announced the appointment of Neil Shepherd as Marketing Manager, who will oversee the broader marketing of Draeger Hire, as well as having overall responsibility for marketing of the business’s Dräger Marine and Offshore division.

Glynn Williams is re-joining Clear Solutions International as Special Adviser.

Thor Energy announced the appointment of Andrew Hume as its managing director, with his role based in Perth, Western Australia.

MET Germany has appointed Sven Wolf as its new chief executive officer.

Jamie Cliffe is starting a new position as Managing Director at Clear Solutions International.

North Sea Midstream Partners (NSMP), has appointed Angela Fletcher as chief executive officer.

Renata Jaffar has joined Rystad Energy as the Senior Vice President of Business Development and Sales for Latin America.

PureSky Energy, a leader in sustainable energy solutions and independent power producer, announces the appointment of Rami Khadra as its new Chief Financial Officer (CFO), effective February 3, 2025.

Ankit Munjal has been promoted to Director - Global Business Development at MANSAM Group.

Company moves

THREE60 Energy announce the opening of its new office in Teesside, UK:

Office 4208
Biz Hub Tees Valley
Belasis Hall Technology Park
Coxwold Way, Billingham, Teesside
TS23 4EA

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