Executive Appointments at Equinor, Spirit Energy, and Ecopetrol

At Equinor, Camilla Salthe, the senior vice president for the UK and Ireland in E&P International, has been appointed as the executive vice president for safety, security, and sustainability. She will succeed Jannicke Nilsson, who is moving to the role of chief procurement officer and senior vice president for procurement and supplier relations in Projects, Drilling and Procurement. These changes are effective 1 January 2026. Separately, Morten Kelstrup, a former Maersk Group executive, has been appointed as the chief executive of UK independent Spirit Energy.

At Ecopetrol, Juan Carlos Hurtado Parra, the vice president of exploration, development and production, has been appointed as the executive vice president of hydrocarbons. He replaces Rafael Ernesto Guzman Ayala, who will pursue new professional challenges within the Colombian state-owned company. Additionally, Rodolfo Mario Garcia Paredes has been appointed as the chief compliance officer and compliance officer. All these changes at Ecopetrol are effective 16 November.

Leadership Changes at ABS, EnerMech, and Beach Energy

ABS has elected John McDonald as its chairman and chief executive, effective 1 January. He will succeed the current chairman and chief executive, Christopher Wiernicki, who is retiring. EnerMech has appointed Jennifer Guidry as its new senior vice president of health, safety and environment.

At Beach Energy, investor veteran Shaun Gregory has been appointed to the board. He brings a long career from compatriot company Woodside Energy. Additionally, existing board member Sally-Anne Layman has taken on the role of lead independent non-executive director, replacing Peter Moore, who has retired from the company.

Additional Executive and Board Appointments

Teh Kok Frei is starting a new position as FTL lead at Thailand’s national exploration and production company, PTTEP. Afentra has appointed Andrew Osborne, a former Harbour executive, as an independent non-executive director. He will also serve as chair of the audit committee and a member of the nominations and remuneration committee. Consequently, Chairman Thierry Tanoh will step down from his interim audit committee responsibilities.

APA Corporation has promoted Robert Rayphole to vice president, chief accounting officer and controller, effective 15 November. Petrel Resources has appointed James Finn as an executive director and John Teeling as non-executive chairman. DrillDocs, a provider of digital shale shaker surveillance technology, has appointed Mert Geveci as chief technology officer and Eric Lee as chief financial officer.

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