Parent company, SKILLED Group Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Greg Hargrave is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr John Kempe as Chief Executive Officer of Offshore Marine Services (OMS), Australia's leading provider of offshore drilling and marine personnel to the oil and gas industry.
John will lead both the OMS Australian and International operations. John brings a wealth of expertise to OMS as a seasoned executive in the oil and gas field with a range of prominent companies including Technip, a world leader in engineering, technologies and project management for the oil and gas industry, and Toll Energy, the largest provider of integrated logistics services to the Australian oil and gas industry. John’s credentials also include serving in the Australian Army for over 20 years where he held a range of appointments in Special Forces.
John will take up the role as Chief Executive Officer, OMS effective 12 July 2010.
Commenting on appointing John Kempe as CEO, OMS, Greg Hargrave said:
“With his extensive commercial and managerial experience and deep knowledge in the oil and gas industry, John is ideally suited to lead our OMS team. His experience with a range of clients and stakeholders and with other influential industry bodies will provide an excellent base for his new role.”
Commenting on his appointment as CEO, OMS John Kempe said:
“I am excited at the opportunities presented by the role as Chief Executive Officer, Offshore Marine Services. I was attracted to work with SKILLED Group and the OMS team because of its outstanding reputation and the emerging opportunities that point to an exciting future. I also look forward to working with the OMS management team, whose operational experience will remain invaluable as we grow the company together.”
Preceding CEO OMS Australia/NZ, Ian Del Rosso has resigned after 3 years of service and we thank Ian for his valuable contribution during this time.
Until John Kempe's arrival, Simon Hardbottle will be the Acting CEO for Offshore Marine Services Australia. Simon has been the OMS Executive General Manager Commercial since late January 2010.