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Rahul Dhir
Tore Løseth
David Roodenburg
Nigel Underwood
CEO & Executive Director
Executive President Exploration
CEO
Subsea & Pipelines Manager
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TULLOW OIL
EQUINOR
HUISMAN EQUIPMENT
XODUS GROUP
Tullow Oil has appointed Rahul Dhir as Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director of the Group. Mr Dhir will take up his appointment from 1 July 2020. Dorothy Thompson, current Executive Chair of Tullow, will return to her position as NonExecutive Chair after a limited period of handover. Mr Dhir was educated at the Indian Institute of Technology (BTech), the University of Texas (MSc) and the Wharton School (MBA).
Equinor has appointed Tore Løseth as Executive President Exploration. Mr Løseth replaces Tim Dodson, who will take on the role as Vice President Strategy Execution in Global Strategy and Business Development from 1 June 2020. Mr Løseth, who holds a Ph.D. in Sedimentology from the University of Bergen (Norway), joined Equinor as a geologist at the research centre in 2001. Since then, he has held various leadership positions within the company.
Huisman Equipment has announced the appointment of David Roodenburg, third generation of the Roodenburg family active in the company, to become the new statutory CEO. Huisman has been owned and led by the Roodenburg family since 1980. Current CEO Theo Bruijninckx will remain active in Huisman in his role as the company’s CFO. Mr Roodenburg holds a master’s degree in Precision Microsystem Engineering and a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering.
Xodus Group has appointed a new manager to head up the company’s London subsea and pipelines division. Nigel Underwood will oversee Xodus’ international subsea and pipelines work, from concept through to detailed design and delivery. Mr Underwood joins Xodus from Petrofac, where he was consultancy manager. He has worked across roles in senior management, engineering and materials development.
Adam Wood
Masato Yamada
Senior Vice President Americas
Regional Manager Asia Pacific
New Senior Executive Team
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Photo: top left to top right: Ian Bryan, Iain Wallace and Reena Rowan. Bottom left to right: Simon Miller, Brian Allen and Martin Young.
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SPARROWS GROUP
MHI VESTAS
ROVCO
MHI Vestas has appointed Masato Yamada as the Regional Manager Asia Pacific, to guide the company’s continued advancement across the region, notably in Japan, Taiwan and Vietnam. Mr Yamada was formerly the company’s Chief Strategy Officer based in Aarhus, Denmark, and will now be based in MHI Vestas’ Tokyo office. Mr Yamada has been with MHI Vestas since the formation of the joint venture.
Rovco’s CEO Brian Allen recently announced a number of key executive team hires and internal appointments. The news marks the continued expansion of the company during a period of sustained growth. The new appointments are Reena Rowan who has been appointed as Chief Financial Officer, having previously held senior finance positions; Martin Young who has been promoted internally to the role of Chief Technology Officer (CTO). In his new role, he will determine the strategic direction for Rovco’s technologies; Iain Wallace is now Rovco’s Chief Scientific Officer (CSO), having previously worked as CTO; Ian Bryan joins as Consultant Chief Operating Officer (COO), bringing 35 years’ experience in defence, robotic manufacturing and the renewable sectors; finally, Simon Miller joins the team as General Manager of Rovco Scotland. Mr Miller brings over 25 years of experience in Operations, Senior Projects, Sales and Business Development.
Sparrows Group has promoted Adam Wood to its most senior role in the Americas as it looks to continue its diversification into the onshore industrial market in the region. Mr Wood has been employed by Sparrows for twelve years, holding several management positions including vice president of service, general manager – Louisiana operations and senior business manager. He succeeds Steve Bertone who retires after five years with the company.
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