WorleyParsons announced the appointment of Dr Christopher (Chris) Haynes to its Board of Directors, effective 1 January 2012.
Chris is based in the United Kingdom and is a senior oil and gas industry professional having 39 years’ experience with the Shell Group of companies and their affiliates in a number of countries around the globe and across the full range of oil and gas exploitation business functions, including as General Manager of Shell’s operations in Syria.
During Chris’ time with Shell, he also served secondments as Managing Director of Nigeria LNG Limited and as General Manager of Woodside Petroleum Limited’s North West Shelf Venture from 1999 to 2002. He retired from Shell in August 2011.
Chris is currently a director of Woodside Petroleum Limited. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering with Honours from the University of Manchester and a Doctorate of Philosophy in Applied Sciences from the University of Sussex. Chris is a Chartered Engineer and is a Fellow of the Institute of Mechanical Engineers and was awarded the Order of the British Empire in June 2009 for his services to the British oil and gas industry in Nigeria.
The Chairman of WorleyParsons, Mr Ron McNeilly , said: “ We are very pleased that Chris has agreed to join the Board bringing broad industry knowledge, in particular, in the international hydrocarbons sector .”
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LNG World News Staff, December 19, 2011