Oil & Gas UK (OGUK), a trade association for the UK offshore oil and gas industry, has named three more members to its board of directors.
OGUK said on Tuesday that David Clark , Aker Solutions’ executive vice president of services, would represent major contractor companies supplying services and products to the global oil and gas industry.
He brings operational, and business development expertise from his experience working in Asia Pacific, Middle East, Australia, and Europe, the association said.
Furthermore, with over 30 years of drilling operations experience, Kenny Dey , UK managing director at Archer, will add further support to the industry association’s representation of the supply chain.
Dey, who has been a board member of OPITO – the oil and gas industry’s skills organization – will aid in strengthening the links between the two organizations on issues including industry skill needs and workforce development.
Due to the recent influx of independent operators now active on the UK Continental Shelf, Nick Terrell , managing director for Azinor Catalyst, was also appointed to the board to help represent smaller-scale exploration and production companies in the basin.
Terrell has already contributed to several of Oil & Gas UK’s work forums and is currently chair of the Oil and Gas Authority’s (OGA) Maximising Economic Recovery (MER) Exploration Taskforce.
Deirdre Michie , chief executive of Oil & Gas UK, said: “Our new board appointments have already demonstrated they have the qualities we need to drive further progress on industry’s road to recovery.
“Across the sector, effective leadership has helped us become fitter and leaner, and I would like to thank board members past and present for their role in enabling us to tackle the challenge of maximizing economic recovery while helping to boost profitability in the supply chain.
“Our focus now is to build on these achievements to ensure the UKCS remains competitive and attractive to investors. I look forward to working with our board to ensure we deliver on that objective in what remains a demanding business environment.”