Minoo Patel has joined the board of directors for BMT Group Ltd. as a non-executive director. Patel currently works as a professor of mechanical engineering and director of development in the School of Engineering at Cranfield University.
Hyperdynamics Corp. has appointed William O. “Bill” Strange to its board of directors. Strange is a retired audit partner with Deloitte & Touche LLP.
The Artificial Lift Co. Ltd. has appointed David Malone, CTO for Shoaibi Group, as a board member.
Two new members have joined Gas Technology Institute’s board: Marc Florette, senior vice president of Research and Innovation for GDF Suez, and Ronald W. Jibson, president and CEO of Questar Corp.
Nigel Avern has been appointed CEO of Peak Well Services. Tom Chambers has been promoted to CFO and executive vice president of Apache Corp. from his previous role as vice president of Planning and IR.
Per Arild Reksnes, currently head of Petroleum Geo-Services’ Business Area New Ventures, will take over the position as executive vice president, Marine Contract.
Andrew Way has been named vice president of services for GE Oil & Gas.
Shell has appointed three new chief scientists: Dirk Smit (left), vice president of Exploration Technologies, will be chief scientist for Geophysics; John Karanikas (top right), chief subsurface engineer in Unconventional Oil, will be chief scientist for Reservoir Engineering; and Vianney Koelman (bottom right), team leader of In-Well Technology, will be chief scientist for Petrophysics.
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