The Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) has appointed Simon Seaton as its new Chief Executive following an extensive search.
The board of directors formed a CEO search committee after current CEO Mark Rubin made the decision to retire in September 2022. The committee turned to the services of Korn Ferry to coordinate the search.
SPE noted in its statement that in the role of CEO, Seaton will work with the Board of Directors on the short- and long-term development and growth of SPE as the leading global association dedicated to serving professional and student members in the oil and gas sector. related industries. He will manage a workforce of more than 250 full-time employees in Houston, Dallas, Dubai, Kuala Lumpur, London and Calgary.
“We have identified Simon as the perfect candidate to help lead the Society towards the success we all envision for our profession in the changing energy landscape,” shared SPE 2023 President Med Kamal. “Our future includes providing the world with the energy it needs from oil, mitigating the problems of climate change and developing new sources of energy, what I call Oil++.”
Seaton most recently served as CEO, Energy and Resources Worldwide at Sodexo, a global food, facilities management and workplace services company where he worked since 2012 in Houston, Singapore and Dubai, according to the SPE statement.
Seaton’s career began as a drilling fluids engineer. He spent 22 years at Halliburton in various technical, business development and executive roles in Aberdeen, Houston and Nigeria. Positions at Halliburton include Country Vice President, UK Managing Director and Senior Director of Deepwater Solutions.
Seaton has been a member of the SPE for over 25 years and has authored or co-authored over 20 technical papers. Originally from the United Kingdom, he currently resides in Houston, the society said.
“I am very excited and honored to have had this opportunity to be a part of SPE, an organization I have been a member of for over 25 years. I look forward to working with the members, board and staff,” said Seaton .
He will join SPE on July 20 and will be based in Houston. Rubin will retire at the end of June.
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