Stork Technical Services has strengthened its senior management team with two key appointments.

Dave Workman has been appointed to the new position of Chief Operating Officer (COO) and Erik-Jan Bijvank as Senior Vice President (SVP) UK and Africa. Mr Workman and Mr Bijvank will both be based in Aberdeen, UK, which is the operational hub for the company’s upstream oil & gas business, and take on their respective roles with immediate effect.

As COO, Mr Workman will oversee all operational matters and help drive Stork’s global growth plans across the company’s four key regions; UK & Africa, Continental Europe, MECAP (Middle East, Caspian, Asia-Pacific) and the Americas. Mr Workman will also have a key role in ensuring the safe execution of operational activity across Stork’s global business.

Mr Workman takes on the role having served as CEO of the former RBG business, which Stork acquired in May 2011, for the past three years. This follows an extensive career in the oil & gas industry spanning more than 30 years, starting as a petroleum engineer for BP and most recently being appointed as Chairman of the Offshore Contractors Association (OCA). In 2011, Mr Workman led the RBG business to a year of record sales and outstanding HSEQ performance.

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