20th Sep 2011
We are pleased to announce two internal promotions: Gillian King, SPE, has been appointed to vice president Asia Pacific Region and Derren Simpson, SPE, has been appointed vice president Middle East and North Africa.
Gillian joined Tendeka as Senior Sales Engineer in January 2007. She then progressed to Regional Sales Manager Europe before taking up the position of Area manager for Asia Pacific (South) in March 2010.
Prior to joining Tendeka Gillian held various positions within Weatherford Completion Systems including Product Line Champion for Sand Control Systems, Applications Engineer and Customer Account Representative. With over 10 years oil and gas industry experience Gillian brings knowledge in completions, sand control and expandable technologies.
Gillian holds a BSc in Biochemistry from Aberdeen University and an MSc in Oil & Gas (Offshore) Engineering from Robert Gordon’s University.
Derren joined Tendeka as Area Manager for Asia Pacific in March 2010, and was previously Country Manager for WellDynamics in Australia.
He has more 20 years’ experience in the international energy industry and held a number of management positions within Weatherford International since 1996. Derren has gained industry expertise in Well Construction, Drilling, Intelligent Completions & Conventional, Sand Control, inflow control and production optimisation technologies.
He has a wealth of experience in operations and product line management, while also having in-depth knowledge in strategic planning in various geo-markets and product lines and brings to his post in the Middle East a clear understanding of operational, technical and financial knowledge of the market.