Robert W. Eifler has been named vice-president and general manager, marketing and contracts, of offshore drilling contractor Noble Corp. PLC.
Eifler will be responsible for Noble's worldwide marketing and contracts efforts, based in the company's operations headquarters in Sugar Land, Tex.
He joined Noble in February 2005 as part of the company's management development program and has held numerous operational and marketing roles around the world since that time. Most recently he led the company's marketing and contracts efforts for the Eastern Hemisphere while based in London.
Simon W. Johnson, who previously managed Noble's marketing and contracts efforts, has left the company to pursue other interests.