Haitham al-Ghais became Secretary General of the Opec, is poised to succeed the outgoing Mohammed Barkindo later this year
Alka Mittal appointed interim chairwoman and managing director of India’s Oil & Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), replacing Subhash Kumar
Vedanta-owned Cairn Oil & Gas appointed Martyn Smith as its chief operating officer
Maurel & Prom appointed Jean-Philippe Hagry as chief operating officer following the retirement of Philippe Corlay
Mohamed Hamel became Secretary General of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF),
KP Engineering appointed William Preston as president and chief executive
Pedro Aylwin retired from the board of GeoPark without replacement, leaving six directors and increasing the independent board member majority to 66.6%.
Tidewater appointed Melissa Cougle to its board of directors

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Fresh faces for Opec, ONGC and Cairn Oil & Gas