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

Melissa Johansson is starting a new position as Senior Exploration Geologist at Geode-Energy.

Dan McGrail has been appointed as the permanent Chief Executive Officer of Great British Energy

bp has announced the appointment to its board of Simon Henry as a non-executive director with effect from 1 September 2025. 

Pamela Daley, non-executive director, will step down from the bp board for personal reasons with effect from 7 July 2025.

Amy Grant-Simpson is starting a new position as Business Development Manager at Accord Business Partnerships.

AMS Global Group announced the promotion of Martin Taylor to the position of director, effective 1st July 2025.

Bilfinger UK’s vice president of offshore services George Rennie is retiring this summer, after an impressive 38-year-career in the offshore industry.

3t has announced the appointment of Patty Eid, as its new Chief Operating Officer (COO), effective June 2nd.

Alan Vranjkovic is starting a new position as Technical Assurance Senior Expert at MOL Group.

PXGEO has appointed Hans-Peter Burlid to the newly created position of Chief Strategy & Transformation Officer (CS&TO). 

Brian W. Horn is stepping into the role as AAPG President.

Joe Purington and Sy Oytan have been appointed CEO of Avangrid Networks and CEO of Avangrid Power, respectively.

Will Buchan is starting a new position as Sales Manager at C-Kore Systems.

Mac McEldon is starting a new position as CEO & Principal AI Architect at CiberAI.

KBR announced that Byron Bright has resigned from his position as Chief Operating Officer (COO) and will leave the company on July 11, 2025.

ATPI, the global travel management company, has appointed Nicola Reith as General Manager, Scotland.

Niamh Green has taken on a new role as Environmental Technician at RSK Group.

Professor Sara Walker from the University of Birmingham has been appointed as Visiting Professor to the James Watt School of Engineering, University of Glasgow.

Matt Browell-Hook has taken on the role of Director for Energy Transition, Decommissioning and Projects at Spirit Energy.

Malvika Nagarkoti is starting a new position as Advisory Board Member at Afterwind.

GEODIS has announced the appointment of Laura Ritchey as president and CEO of the Americas region.

Global Wind Service has appointed Rasmus Ravn as chief operating officer, effective 1 August, to lead day-to-day operations and support the company’s global growth strategy.

Jose Contreras, who served as PetroTal’s Chief Operating Officer since May 2023, departed the Company on June 13, 2025.

Max Torres, previously PetroTal’s Vice President of Exploration since August 2024, has been appointed Interim Chief Operating Officer.

WindEurope boss Giles Dickson is stepping down after a decade as chief executive officer.

Power Integrations has named Jennifer A. Lloyd, PhD as the company's next CEO.

Halliburton announces that effective July 16, 2025, Stephanie Holzhauser will assume the role of senior vice president and chief accounting officer, replacing Charles Geer Jr. who is departing for an executive role at another company.

Daria Elena Maciuca is starting a new position as Geoscientist Intern at Equinor.

RWE has appointed Dr Tobias Keitel as Chief Technology Officer for its offshore wind division, effective from 15 September 2025.

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