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EXECUTIVES ON THE MOVE

Trowell Descalzi Gilbert Dodson Ramstad Lawler

Sechin Wallette, Jr. Eifer Garseth Larsen Jansen

Acteon appointed Carl Trowell as Group Norwegian offshore vessel owner Sol- Corp. in May appointed Robert W. Ei-

CEO, succeeding Richard Higham, ef- stad Offshore has appointed Kjetil fer as President and CEO. He succeed- fective June 1. Trowell previously served Ramstad as its new CFO. He comes ed Julie J. Robertson who was named as CEO of Ensco, prior to the offshore from the position as Finance Director in executive Chairman of the company.

drilling company’s merger with Rowan Solstad Offshore and has worked for the which then became Valaris. company since 2018. UK North Sea-focused oil company

Repsol Sinopec Resources UK Limited

Italian oil and gas company Eni has David C. Lawler, CEO of BP’s U.S. appointed Jose Luis Muñoz as its CEO, given Claudio Descalzi another term as shale business BPX Energy, will add effective April 1, 2020. Muñoz replaced

CEO and GM. Descalzi, who has been to his portfolio the responsibilities of Bill Dunnett, who had been in the with Eni in various roles since 1981, has chairman and president of BP America CEO since 2015. been Eni’s CEO since May 2014. Inc., succeeding Susan Dio on July 1, 2020. Aker Energy appointed Håvard Garseth

Aberdeen-based research and technol- as its CEO. Before this, Garseth served ogy organization the Oil & Gas Tech- Russian energy giant Rosneft in May re- as CEO TRG Energy.

nology Center appointed Martin Gil- appointed Chief Executive Igor Sechin, bert as its new Chair, succeeding Archie for another fve years. Sechin, who turns Drilling and engineering company KCA

Kennedy. 60 in September, turned the company Deutag named Ole Maier its new Presi- into one of the world’s top oil players dent of Offshore Business Unit.

Equinor’s Tim Dodson stepped down and earned the accolade of oil tsar.

as EVP Exploration, a role he held Norwegian offshore installation compa- since 2011. Tore Løseth has been ap- ConocoPhillips’s CFO Don E. Wal- ny Ocean Installer has established a new pointed acting executive vice president lette, Jr. will retire as EVP and CFO business segment focused on Offshore of Exploration. after a 39-year career with the company. Wind and has appointed Even Larsen,

Wallette’s retirement is effective on Aug. currently CEO of Fred. Olsen Ocean, as

Norwegian oil frm Noreco, which last 31, 2020. William (Bill) L. Bullock, Jr., the director of its new business segment. year re-entered the oil and gas business president, Asia Pacifc Middle East, will through the acquisition of Shell’s Dan- assume the role effective Sept. 1, 2020. Lloyds Register has appointed Yvo Yan- ish North Sea assets, has appointed Da- sen as Global Business Development vid B Cook CEO, effective July 1, 2020. Offshore drilling contractor Noble Director for Energy business.

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