Industry body Oil & Gas UK has appointed two new co-chairmen.
BP regional North Sea president Trevor Garlick and AMEC Europe group president John Pearson have taken over from James Edens, vice-president and managing director at CNR International, and Gordon Ballard, chairman and country manager of Schlumberger UK, who have led the organisation for the past two years.
Both Mr Garlick and Mr Pearson have previously served on the group’s board as operator vice co-chairman and contractor vice co-chairman.
Malcolm Webb, Oil & Gas UK’s chief executive, said: “Oil & Gas UK is fortunate to have these individuals as the chairmen of this board it is of real benefit to both our organisation and to the industry as a whole that Trevor Garlick and John Pearson are willing to take on this extra commitment for our sector.”
Mr Garlick said: “I look forward to working with colleagues throughout the industry to enhance safety performance, maximise recovery and sustain the competitiveness of the UK Continental Shelf.”
John Pearson added: “The UK’s offshore oil and gas industry is a vitally important business which, as the UK’s largest industrial investor, supports the employment of some 450,000 people across the UK.
“We are under no illusions that the task ahead will be easy, but I look forward to working with Trevor and the rest of the Oil & Gas UK Board to promote the long-term sustainable future of our industry.”