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OIL SPILL RESPONSE LIMITED WELCOMES EXPERIENCED OIL AND GAS EXECUTIVE, VANIA DE STEFANI, AS NEW CEO STARTING 1ST APRIL

Oil Spill Response Limited (OSRL) has announced the appointment of Vania de Stefani as its new CEO, effective from 1st April. Vania brings over 20 years of experience in the oil and gas industry, with a strong background in engineering, operations and process safety.

Vania began her career at Imperial College, where she led the scientific team responsible for developing fire and explosion models. She later joined BP, where she held various executive positions and most recently served as the Vice President of Operations for Mauritania and Senegal.

In this role, she led geographically and culturally diverse teams and played a key role in the response to the Deepwater Horizon incident in the Gulf of Mexico. Vania has also led operational crises in other regions, including Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. Vania holds a Masters degree in Process Engineering from the University of Padua and a PhD in Thermophysics from Ecole Nationale Superieure de Mines de Paris. Her technical expertise and leadership skills make her an excellent fit for OSRL.

We are delighted to have Vania join us as our new CEO

Said Astrid Sorensen, Chair of OSRL’s Board of Directors.

Her deep experience in the oil and gas industry, as well as her proven track record of leadership and technical expertise, will be invaluable as we continue to expand our services and support our Members’ and customers’ needs.

Vania’s appointment comes at an exciting time for OSRL, as the organisation looks to build on its strong foundation and expand its services to meet the growing demand for oil spill response and preparedness.

I am thrilled to welcome Vania as our new CEO and look forward to working closely with her to ensure a smooth transition and to continue driving OSRL’s mission forward

said Robert Limb, the outgoing CEO of Oil Spill Response Limited.

Her extensive experience and expertise in the oil and gas industry will be invaluable as OSRL navigate the evolving landscape of oil spill response and preparedness.

I'm excited to join the team at OSRL and lead this organisation that plays a critical role in protecting the environment and responding to oil spills,”

I look forward to working with our employees, customers, and stakeholders to advance OSRL’s mission and continue to provide world-class oil spill response services.

- Vania De Stefani

NEW CEO ‘SUPER EXCITED’ FOR DESMI

After more than 26 years as CEO of DESMI, Henrik Sørensen has made the personal decision to step back and hand over the responsibility for the daily operation and further strategic development of DESMI to Humphrey Lau who has become CEO, effective December 1, 2022.

Humphrey Lau’s global experience, strong results, leadership qualities and values allied to his strong profile and global mindset from many years of international experience were all factors in his appointment. All requirements to fulfil the further growth planned for DESMI, organically supported by acquisitions.

Lau worked with Novo Nordisk and Novozymes for 16 years and with Grundfos for 14 years where he most recently held the position of Group Senior Vice President, Global Industry Business. Among his global experience, he established Novo Nordisk in China from green field in 1994, at Novozymes he was in charge of several global business units and responsible for the biofuel’s development in 2005, and in various roles with Grundfos, including CEO of Grundfos China and Regional Managing Director of Western Europe Grundfos. He grew the business significantly by building organisations with strong customer orientation.

Henrik Sørensen and the Board of Directors are very pleased that Humphrey has accepted the CEO role and see it as an opportunity to accelerate the growth of the business where more acquisitions are foreseen.

Henrik Sørensen, 65, has been CEO at DESMI since October 1, 1996, and a shareholder since 2003. “It has been an amazing journey leading this company for more than 26 years, and I am proud to hand over the keys to Humphrey as the company is in good shape and has considerable potential. I am looking forward to continuing this journey as a shareholder and member of the Board of Directors,” said Henrik Sørensen.

OEP is extremely pleased to partner with Humphrey as he is an experienced executive with an established reputation having served in leadership roles of two well-respected Danish multinationals. We also thank Henrik for his many years of service to DESMI and look forward to his important role on the Board and as a shareholder

said Marc Lindhorst, Principal at One Equity Partners, which entered into agreements to acquire a majority stake in DESMI earlier this year.

I am super excited and humble about this opportunity to be able to work together with a world class team at DESMI. Over the years I have followed the impressive development of DESMI under the strong and competent leadership of Henrik Sørensen. Together with the high performing global organization and support from a very professional owner like OEP, I am confident we can further develop and take DESMI to new heights.

said Humphrey Lau.

More details at:

https://www.desmi.com/news/humphreylau-named-as-ceo-of-desmi/

TRANSFER OF THE UKCS (UK CONTINENTAL SHELF) AERIAL SURVEILLANCE AND THE BOEING 727 WIDE AREA DISPERSANT APPLICATION SERVICES TO THEIR NEW BASES

Following the closure of Doncaster Airport, Oil Spill Response Ltd (OSRL), in conjunction with the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, have made some changes primarily to timelines and the base for the Boeing 727 Wide Area Dispersant Application Service.

The UKCS Aerial Surveillance and the Boeing 727 Wide Area Dispersant Application Services transferred to new bases in mid November.

The UKCS surveillance aircraft have transferred to Humberside, and this remains an interim solution. The Boeing 727 will now transfer to Teesside. This also remains an interim solution.

These moved will not affect response readiness. OSRL is maintaining our response readiness with its internal project team in place, focused on ensuring response readiness.

https://www.oilspillresponse.com/news-media/news/aviation-resources-update/

ADLER AND ALLAN ACQUIRE STRATEGIC CONSULTANCY EXPERTS AQUA CONSULTANTS

Henrik Pedersen, Chief Executive Officer, Adler and Allan (left). Ben Shearer, Managing Director, Aqua Consultants (right).

Adler and Allan, has acquired Aqua Consultants which provides professional services to the water, energy and environment sectors, to enhance its strategic offering and its position in the industry.

Aqua Consultants provides a wide range of consultative asset management, engineering, and commercial services to its clients, helping them to understand and optimise their assets with strategic support around capital projects, business plans and investment, delivering value from asset creation through to operation.

Ben Shearer, Managing Director, Aqua Consultants, said: “We are excited to be joining the Adler and Allan Group. The services Adler and Allan offers, and their established position in the utilities and environmental markets, allows us to offer our expert strategic services into more companies, providing a full turnkey package of asset maintenance consultancy and solutions.”

This acquisition positions Adler and Allan as a turnkey strategic partner to the utilities and environment sectors with services from initial investment planning consultancy, through asset maintenance, environmental monitoring, and emergency pollution response.

Henrik Pedersen, Chief Executive Officer, Adler and Allan, said: “This is our third acquisition in the utilities sector, and fifth in the last 18 months. It is a further step in the Group’s ambitious growth plans to support customers with more of their environmental challenges. With this latest acquisition, we are cementing our position as a strategic partner to expertly support water companies to maintain their assets through the full lifecycle.”

This acquisition follows the previous announcement that drainage solutions specialists Jet Aire Services joined the Adler and Allan Group in November 2021.

More details at:

https://www.adlerandallan.co.uk/ knowledge/adler-and-allan-acquire-aquaconsultants/

BALAENA SUCCESSFUL TRIALS AT OHMSETT

Balaena have had successful trials at Ohmsett one of which tested their innovative technology in its ability to recover plastic pellets.

The trials tested 3mm plastic pellets followed by 0.031mm (31 micron) pellets. In both cases there was 100% collection.

Baleana are back at Ohmsett in March and will file a report then.

More details at: https://balaenainc.com

ESTABLISHED INDUSTRIAL SERVICES COMPANY SURECLEAN HAVE ACQUIRE NRC ENVIRONMENTAL ASSETS IN UK

SureClean are excited to announce a new landmark in the company’s growth as we rebrand back to our legacy company.

As we enter a new and exciting chapter for our company, we want to reassure our loyal customers that Sureclean continues to be the UK’s number 1 experts in engineered industrial cleaning solutions, from assets to spills, and emergency response within the global energy industry.

Taking the helm in this new venture will be Mark Kelly as Managing Director and Simon Gibb who is Executive Chairman withMark Shepherd continuing as Director of Operations.

Read more about Sureclean here: www.sureclean.com