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Yopak O’Sullivan CGG Hochoa

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Photo: Bourbon Corporation emerging markets. Schneider comes to

CGG Names Baidoukov CFO PDi Taps O’Sullivan as New CEO

CGG has appointed Yuri Baidoukov Project Development International RE2 with a robust background in robot- as Group CFO, effective September (PDi) Ltd - part of the Tattva Group – ics, software and complex control algo- 1, 2018. He will be based in Paris and has appointed Michael O’Sullivan as its rithms. Prior to joining RE2, he worked report to the Chief Executive Of? cer, new Chief Executive Of? cer and board for Parker Hanni? n, where he most re-

Sophie Zurquiyah. Baidoukov brings member. O’Sullivan will be respon- cently served as a business development to the role 25 years of international oil sible for growing PDi’s core installa- manager for IoT Solutions.

and gas industry experience, having tion engineering and decommissioning

Hochoa Takes Over as most recently served as Group CFO at services, developing the international

Bourbon CFO

OiLSERV Group, a Middle East and footprint of the company and expand-

North Africa Oil? eld Services company. ing its subsea engineering design capa- French offshore services provider

Prior to this, he was CFO of Maersk Oil bility. He will be part of the leadership Bourbon Corporation announced Thi-

US, and Group CFO of Integra Group, team that will drive the development of erry Hochoa has been appointed as a CIS oil? eld services company. Baid- Tattva Group’s global oil and gas busi- Chief Financial Of? cer effective as of oukov spent 10 years of his career at ness, through the integration of PDi’s August 6. He reports directly to Gaël

Schlumberger in ? nance positions at the subsea expertise with sister company Bodénès, Chief Executive Of? cer of corporate and regional levels. Results Engineering’s topsides and on- Bourbon Corporation. Hochoa replaces shore capability. Astrid de Bréon who resigned from

Yopak Joins Greensea

Bringing over 25 years’ subsea oil and her position as Chief Financial Of? cer

Greensea has appointed Regina Yopak gas experience to PDi, O’Sullivan began from July 11.

as Applications Engineer, Service his career in the subsea industry with A graduate of IAE Paris, ESCP Busi-

Manager. Yopak will work as a bridge riser consultancy MCS, serving in a ness School and also CPA, Hochoa be- between Greensea customers and en- variety of technical and managerial po- gan his career in 1994 as an external gineering teams, provide technical sup- sitions. This culminated in his appoint- auditor at Arthur Andersen, then Ernst port and expertise to customers and de- ment as Managing Director of MCS UK & Young (EY). In 2004, he joined Tech- velop systems and procedures to ensure in 2009 - following its acquisition by nip, ? rst as Director of Internal Audit, the company maintains exceptional cus- Wood Group – a position he held until then held various ? nance positions at tomer satisfaction. 2013. Subsequently running JP Kenny’s Group level before becoming, in 2011,

Yopak comes to Greensea with ex- operations in Aberdeen, he most re- Corporate Financial Control Director. In tensive at-sea experience having spent cently held the position Vice President 2013, he was appointed Chief Financial several tours as Lead Navigator and of Application Engineering for the Aker Of? cer of operations in Southeast Asia

Mapping Specialist on board E/V Nau- Solutions UK products business. on the key Yamal project in Shanghai. tilus for the Ocean Exploration Trust. In February 2016, he became Vice-Pres-

In addition to her offshore experience, ident Finance & Group Controller in

RE2 Robotics Hires Schneider she holds a Bachelor of Science degree RE2 Robotics named Travis Schnei- Paris and actively worked on the merger in Physics and Environmental Science, der as its new Business Development and integration project of Technip with and a Master of Science degree in Ocean Manager to drive commercial business the American FMC Technologies. In

Engineering from the University of development efforts and conduct mar- April 2018, Hochoa joined BOURBON

Rhode Island. ket research, enabling RE2 to pursue Corporation as Director of the ? nancial

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