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

bp says executive William Lin is to leave the company in the coming months.

bp has appointed Gordon Birrell to lead its new upstream division and named Richard Harding as interim head of downstream.

Henning Berg has taking on the role of Chief Executive Officer at Viridien.

LSP Renewables has appointed Ruth Jordaan (nee Coiley) to lead its Operations & Maintenance division.

Gordon Docherty is starting a new position as Head of Corporate Development at Wood.

Mitali Deypurkaystha has joined AISensa as their Chief Marketing Officer.

Dr Ollie Folayan MBE  has been appointed 85th President of the Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE).

BOURBON has appointed Olivier Blaringhem as chief executive officer, effective Sept. 14, 2026, succeeding Gaël Bodénès, who has led the company since 2017.

Grace Longmuir has started a new position as Head of Energy and Middle East Marketing at ATPI.

Angus Neil has taken on a new role as Engineering Geologist with RSK Geosciences.

TechnipFMC has appointed Eric D. Mullins to its Board of Directors, effective June 1, 2026.

Andrés Sarmiento has been appointed Chief Financial Officer at Frontera Energy Corporation.

Aberdeen-based ROV services company, Film-Ocean has announced the appointment of Lewis MacDonald as HSEQ Advisor, Dawn Banaszkiewicz as Training and Competency Lead, and Andrew Baldwin as Proposals Coordinator. 

Alian Hassaan is starting a new position as Al Geoscientist at Egypt Upstream Gateway (EUG).

Odfjell Technology is pleased to announce the appointment of Gary Anderson as Base Manager for its Wallace warehouse facility.

Stella Power Company welcomes Bryan Dempsey to the executive team as their new Chief Legal Officer. 

Fausto Mosca is starting a new position as Petroleum Systems Expert at Chevron.

Skyborn Renewables has announced the appointment of Michael Klingele as Chief Operating Officer (COO), effective 1 July 2026.

Mahmoud Soliman is starting a new position as Imaging Manager at TGS.

Comet Ridge announces the retirement of Shaun Scott from his role as Non-Executive Director with immediate effect.

Jamie Ironside has been promoted to Head of Sales - Energy Services Middle East at James Fisher Energy.

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has appointed Ekaterina Solovova Associate Director, Head of Montenegro, with effect from 1 September 2026.

Nomad Infrastructure has appointed Will Taylor as Senior Project Manager for its Evolution Hydrogen Peterhead (EHP) project.

Kane Winton has been named Managing Director of Integrated Services at Aurora Energy Services.

ATPI Energy has announced the appointment of Grace Longmuir as Head of Energy and Middle East Marketing.

Onur Karabatak has started a new role as an Operations & Performance Intern at Shell.

Kate Bushell has been promoted to Associate Partner at CW Energy.

Christina Horspool has been appointed Managing Director of Cairngorm Consultants Ltd.

Omari Gordon is beginning a new role as Operations Director - Europe & Africa at Axi Energy. 

Avangrid announces that Elin Swanson Katz has been appointed Vice President of Energy Policy. 

At Beetaloo Energy, Damian Woods has joined as Operations Superintendent, with responsibility for the Carpentaria Project, while Andrew Lewis and Audrey Santiaguel have joined the Environmental and Compliance team.

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