Houlder has announced senior appointments within its Oil and Gas team.
Garry Kennie has been appointed as Project Director, Subsea and Drilling whilst Kinsley Weatherhead has been appointed Project Director, Marine. Both Garry and Kinsley are based in the Houlder office in Aberdeen. Garry, who has worked with Houlder for the past 3 years will be responsible for the design and interface of upgrades to semi-submersibles, equipment and system integration, developing specifications and the organisation of shipyard activities.
Kinsley Weatherhead , has over 15 years experience in the oil and gas and shipbuilding industry in the UK and overseas, and recently joined Houlder having spent the last 2 years in Singapore working in a senior capacity for Lloyds Register. Kinsley’s responsibilities will involve providing guidance and advice to new and existing clients on maximising the capability and overall development of their offshore vessels and structures in addition to developing new areas of business.
Rupert Hare, Managing Director said, ‘We are delighted to announce these recent appointments which further strengthen our oil and gas team and will allow Houlder to increase our existing capacity and depth of service offering whilst also attracting, developing and managing new business. Garry and Kinsley will report into Mike Chew, Houlder’s General Manager. Mike has a fabulous wealth of experience in the sector which means that overall we are offering an extremely strong team focussed on quality and delivery for our clients.’
Houlder is a UK employee owned business providing a high quality, sophisticated engineering capability within the marine environment. With a history dating back over a century, the company has become renowned for sharing knowledge and skills gained through considerable project experience.
[mappress] Source: Houlder , September 23, 2011;