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

Union Jack Oil has, announced the appointment of Dr. Donald Zac Phillips (“Zac”) and John Americanos as Non-Executive Directors to the Board of Union Jack with immediate effect. 

Graham Lyon has been elected Chair at British Moroccan Society.

WindEurope has announced the appointment of Tinne Van der Straeten as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective as of 2 February 2026.

Van Oord has appointed Jeroen Sanders as chief transformation officer effective 1 March 2026.

NTR has appointed Stephen Campion as chief financial officer to lead financial and risk oversight across its pan-European funds and investments.

RenewableUK has announced the appointment of Tara Singh as its next Chief Executive.

Paul Simpson is starting a new position as Business Development Director – UK Wells at THREE60 ENERGY.

Suleiman Habahbeh is starting a new position as Director - North Gulf, Levant, Turkey & North Africa at Veolia | Water Tech.

Sentinel Subsea has announced the appointment of Willem Boon Von Ochssee as Non-Executive Director.

Heidi Etter has been promoted to a new position as Vice President of Environmental Sciences at EPI Group.

Simply Blue Group has appointed David Povall as chair of the board of Simply Blue Energy OSW Ltd.

David Fisher has taken on a new role as Region Sales Manager - Europe at EV.

Mike Buck is starting a new position as Senior Vice President, Group Sector Lead - Upstream, Midstream, LNG at Worley. 

Apex Tubulars International Sales Manager, Ronnie Grant, has been appointed Chairman of Banchory Amateurs Football Club.

KPMG UK has promoted Chris Brown to the role of audit director in its Aberdeen office, as the firm continues to invest in strengthening its audit practice in the North-east of Scotland.

Effective January 12, 2026, Jorge Osorio joined PetroTal Corp as Chief Operating Officer.

Seascape has announced the appointment of Michael (Mike) J Buck as an Independent Non-executive Director.

Halliburton announced that Casey Maxwell, senior vice president North America Land, has been promoted to president, Western Hemisphere, effective Feb. 1, 2026.

Ms. Gülefsan Göktayoglu Cengiz from Shell has been appointed as the Chairman of the Board of Directors at the Petroleum and Natural Gas Platform Association (PETFORM).

Hannah Day is starting a new position as Associate and Chief of Staff to Michaela Browning, CEO for Asia Pacific at Brunswick Group.

Jon Oakey, Chief Financial Officer, at Port Aberdeen will retire this year, bringing to a close more than 35 years in senior finance and operational leadership roles.

Mike Buck has joined Seascape Energy Asia as an independent non-executive director.

Zupt has appointed Dave Ross as Senior Vice President.

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