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Rahul Dhir CEO & Executive Director

Tore Løseth Executive President Exploration

David Roodenburg CEO

Nigel Underwood Subsea & Pipelines Manager

appointment at TULLOW OIL

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).

Adam Wood appointment at SPARROWS GROUP 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.

appointment at EQUINOR 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. Senior Vice President Americas

Masato Yamada appointment at MHI VESTAS 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. Regional Manager Asia Pacific

appointment at HUISMAN EQUIPMENT 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.

appointment at XODUS GROUP

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.

New Senior Executive Team

appointment at ROVCO

Photo: top left to top right: Ian Bryan, Iain Wallace and Reena Rowan. Bottom left to right: Simon Miller, Brian Allen and Martin Young.

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.