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Zug, Switzerland, has named Steven L. Newman CEO. He succeeds Robert L. Long, who is retiring. Newman is a candidate for the Transocean board. He previously served as president and COO since May 2008. Prior to that, Newman was executive vice-president of performance; EVP and COO; senior vice-president of human resources, information process solutions, and treasury; and vice-president of performance and technology. He also has served in international field and operations management positions, including project engineer, rig manager, division manager, region marketing manager, region operations manager, and region manager.

Transocean is the world's largest offshore drilling contractor and a leading provider of drilling management services worldwide.

John Zink Co. LLC,

Tulsa, has named Jim Goodman president. He replaced Steve Pirnat, who left the company in 2009. Previously, Goodman was COO since 2002. He joined the company in 1990. Prior to that, Goodman worked for a number of companies supplying process equipment to the petroleum and petrochemical industries. He has a bachelor's in mechanical engineering from the University of Oklahoma.

John Zink, a unit of Koch Chemical Technology Group, provides advanced combustion systems and related technologies worldwide.

Enerji Ltd.,

Perth, has appointed Samantha Tough nonexecutive director. Previously, she was project director for the Pilbara power project in Western Australia, in consultation to the Western Australian government to deliver a cooperative framework for government and industry to meet the expanding power requirements in the Pilbara region. She also has served as director of strategy at Hardman Resources; general manager, North West Shelf, Woodside Energy; and deputy CEO at Plexus International Ltd.

Enerji develops microgeneration power projects that generate and sell power onsite from low-grade waste heat from processing plants, transmission pipeline compression stations, fossil fuel power plants, and other industrial facilities.

GulfMark Offshore Inc.,

Houston, has completed its reorganization through merger with its former parent of the same name ("Old GulfMark"). The company changed its name from "New GulfMark Offshore Inc.," and Old GulfMark common shares were converted into GulfMark Class A common stock. The reorganization was intended to help preserve the company's status as a US citizen under the Jones Act by imposing certain ownership and transfer restrictions on the Class A common stock. The company's assets, liabilities, and executive leadership remain unchanged.

GulfMark provides marine transportation services to the energy industry through a fleet of offshore support vessels serving every major offshore market in the world.

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