COLETTE Cohen has been named chief executive of Aberdeen’s new Oil and Gas Technology Centre (OGTC). Ms Cohen, an industry veteran who was recently working for Centrica in an international role, will take up the post in September with a remit to drive OGTC to become the go to global centre for developing solutions to offshore mature basin subsea and decommissioning challenges.

Its clients and partners will be Oil & Gas UK members, the Oil & Gas Authority, the Technology Leadership Board, the supply chain and local universities. It is hoping to secure £180m of innovation funding from Aberdeen City Region Deal.