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EXECUTIVES On the Move

NEPTUNE SIEMENS GLOBAL

ØRSTED ENERGY PETROFAC WOODSIDE ULSTEIN GAMESA ENERGY

Hardy Shahat Asfari Coleman Marti Becker Sinclair

Woodside’s CEO Peter Coleman has in- provide stability and continuity, Petro- pointed Mohamed Mounes Shahat to formed the Australian oil and gas giant fac said. the role of Egypt Managing Director, of his intention to retire in the second based in Cairo.

half of 2021. By the time he retires, he Denmark-based offshore wind giant Mounes joins Neptune from Egypt’s will have served more than ten years in Ørsted appointed David Hardy as new Ministry of Petroleum, having most the role. Coleman has been CEO since CEO of its U.S. subsidiary Ørsted Off- recently held the position of Minister’s

May 2011. Woodside has started an in- shore North America. Advisor for Gas Affairs.

ternal and external search for the com- pany’s next CEO. Hardy, who becomes CEO after previ- Spanish-German wind turbine maker ously serving as COO, replaced Thom- Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy

Ayman Asfari, CEO of oil?eld and re- as Brostrøm who has led Ørsted Off- said in November that Marc Becker newables services giant Petrofac, will re- shore North America since the summer would return to the company as CEO tire as Group Chief Executive at the end of 2015. of its Offshore business.

of the year. Petrofac said Asfari would As CEO, Hardy will oversee all North He served as Managing Director for focus on his family, health, and chari- American offshore wind activities, in- Germany and Head of Offshore Sales table interests. cluding development and operations for and Projects at Siemens Gamesa before

Sami Iskander, former EVP Upstream Ørsted’s current and future portfolio of leaving the company in early 2020.

Joint Ventures at Shell, has joined as U.S. projects. Hardy will be based out Becker will be the permanent replace-

Deputy Chief Executive on November of Ørsted’s Boston of?ce. ment for Andreas Nauen who was pro- 1, 2020 and, following a short transition moted to CEO of the company in June.

period, will assume the role of Group Norwegian shipbuilder and vessel de-

Chief Executive from January 1, 2021, sign group Ulstein in November pro- Inverness-based offshore energy con- at which time he will also be appointed moted its CFO Cathrine Kristiseter struction and services ?rm Global En- as an Executive Director to Petrofac’s Marti to the CEO position. Marti was ergy Group named Iain Sinclair to the

Board of Directors. promoted to replace long-serving CEO newly created role of Executive Direc-

Ayman Asfari joined Petrofac in 1991 Gunvor Ulstein, who decided to step tor of Renewables and Energy Transi- and became Group Chief Executive in down. Marti took over as CEO after six tion. Sinclair is a former professional 2002. He will, on January 1, 2021, be years as Ulstein Group’s CFO. rugby player, with over 18 years’ expe- appointed as a Non-executive Direc- rience in senior energy and infrastruc- tor to Petrofac’s Board of Directors, to Oil and gas ?rm Neptune Energy ap- ture roles, having previously held man- 40 OFFSHORE ENGINEER OEDIGITAL.COM

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