Geoservices,
Le Blanc-Mesil, France, has appointed Bruno Laforge vice-president, human resources. Laforge will also serve on the Geoservices executive committee and report to Managing Director Philippe Salle. Laforge has more than 13 years of experience as human resources director for three companies dating to 1995. He also was career and training manager for Sollac and project manager, competencies definition, for Cogema, during the early 1990s.
Geoservices provides a range of oil field services in 60 countries, focused on evaluating hydrocarbon reservoirs and optimizing field exploration, development, and production. The company offers mud logging, well intervention, and field surveillance services.
Baker Hughes Inc.,
Houston, has appointed Jan Kees van Gaalen vice-president and treasurer, replacing Douglas Doty, who retired in July 2007. Van Gaalen previously worked for PT Inco Tbk., where he served as chief financial officer. He also held a variety of finance positions with Anglo America PLC, Carlton Communications PLC, and Schlumberger Ltd. Van Gaalen has a bachelor’s degree in economics from Erasmus University, Rotterdam, and an MBA from the HEC Management School in France.
Baker Hughes is a leading provider of drilling, formation evaluation, completion, and production products and services to the worldwide oil and gas industry.
EMS Group,
Houston, has appointed Milo “Budd” Melvin as director of EMS Canada, a wholly owned subsidiary of EMS Group. Melvin, based in Calgary, will oversee and manage business development and operations throughout Canada. Previously, Melvin was a market segment leader at Champion Technologies, a Houston specialty chemicals company serving the oil and gas industry.
EMS also disclosed that it will consolidate its two wholly owned subsidiaries Celtic Controls Inc. and K&D Oilfield Services into EMS Canada to better meet the operations and maintenance needs of Canada’s pipeline industry.
EMS provides a full range of operations and maintenance services to major pipeline operators, local distribution companies, and independent power, oil, and natural gas producers.
Fulbright & Jaworski LLP,
Houston, has continued to expand its global energy practice with the London office appointment of Stefan Ricketts, who previously served as BG Group’s general counsel. Ricketts will later move to the firm’s Hong Kong office.
Fulbright’s global energy practice includes more than 220 lawyers who regularly are involved in international and domestic energy matters.
