CAIRN Energy has announced a boardroom shake-up that will allow Sir Bill Gammell to slow down after 31 increasingly demanding years as chief executive.
CAIRN Energy has announced a boardroom shake-up that will allow Sir Bill Gammell to slow down after 31 increasingly demanding years as chief executive.
SLOWING DOWN: After 31 years as Cairn Energy chief executive Sir Bill Gammell is taking a less hands-on role.
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The company said Sir Bill will move up to become non-executive chairman from July 1, when the current legal and commercial director Simon Thomson will become chief executive.
Chairman Norman Murray is standing down after 12 years on the board to focus on his work with Petrofac, the oil and gas services giant. Phil Tracy and Malcolm Thoms, engineering and operations specialists who have played a key role in the growth of the company, will also depart.
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