OEG Appoints David Carr As New Chief Commercial Officer

In the role of Chief Commercial Officer David will sit on the Group executive committee and will lead the development of new integrated product and service offerings within the Offshore and Renewables divisions and across the Group, using his significant international expertise to further globalise our value proposition to clients. David will also be responsible for the continued development of the Group’s commercial systems, exploring new business models to offer integrated solutions, while ensuring the highest standards of governance.

David Carr joins OEG having been Senior VP International at Helix Energy Solutions based in the UK and the USA. Prior to this David was VP Oilfield Services at Bumi Armada in Malaysia where he was responsible for building a new business unit, developing detailed new product concepts which included a heavy well intervention vessel and subsea well intervention system. Earlier in his career he has held senior roles with Weatherford, including as Asia Pacific Region Director for Well Construction based in Kuala Lumpa, Malaysia, and also with Baker Hughes and Schlumberger. He holds an MBA from Heriot Watt in Edinburgh, a 1st Class BEng in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Salford and is also a Board Trustee for Activate Learning Education Trust.

Highlights:

• Significant international experience in senior management roles in Europe, the APAC region, and the US, with a deep knowledge and understanding of the offshore energy industry, and in leading the growth of business units and developing new products and services to offer innovative solutions.
• Strengthens the senior OEG Energy management team, including as a member of the Group Executive Committee that sets the strategic direction for the Group and its two primary divisions, Offshore and Renewables.

John Heiton, OEG’s Chief Executive Officer said:

We are very pleased to welcome David to OEG as Chief Commercial Officer. David brings a wealth of international experience in leading the development of innovative products and services in the offshore energy industry. He joins OEG at an exciting time as the company is pursuing an ambitious growth strategy, leveraging its global operating footprint and expanded services to become a key player in the renewables sector. We look forward to benefitting from his considerable expertise and experience as he helps support OEG’s rapid growth trajectory.