• Caio Paes de Andrade nominated to replace Jose Mauro Coelho as chief executive of Petrobras, subject to board approval.
  • Former German chancellor Gerhard Schroeder, German banker Matthias Warnig and former Austrian foreign minister Karen Kneissl have resigned from the board of Rosneft.
  • Koos-Jan van Brouwershaven will step down as Heerema chief executive on 31 May.
  • Hurricane Energy appointed Linda Janice Beal as an independent non-executive director.
  • Applied Petroleum Technology has appointed Barry Bennett to head its UK operation.