Flotek Industries Inc. has hired Nick Bigney as its senior VP, general counsel and secretary. In this role, he will lead Flotek’s legal strategy, securities filings, corporate governance, compliance and risk assessment programs, and dispute resolution and litigation, as well as commercial transactional work related to organic and inorganic activities. He will be based in Houston […]
Jeff Carr is not shy, and he doesn’t like to sit still. For years he was the general counsel who was most vocal about how the legal profession had to change in order to survive. From his bully pulpit as the top lawyer for FMC Technologies, he railed against hourly bills and other traditional practices […]
Motiva Enterprises LLC has named Amy Marlyse Plato to be its executive vice president, general counsel. As a member of Motiva’s Executive Leadership team, Plato’s responsibilities at the privately held company include serving as corporate secretary and business compliance officer. Plato succeeds Chris Vice, who has retired. Plato previously spent seven years as senior counsel at Aramco […]
Energy services company Kinder Morgan Inc. announced that its general counsel, James “Curt” Moffatt, passed away on December 28. Moffatt (in the photo above) suffered a heart attack over the holidays while spending time with his family. Moffat was due to retire this coming August. He’ll be replaced in the interim by Adam Foreman, tho […]
Another lawyer gets a hybrid in-house role: Ziyen Inc., a Scottish-American oil and energy company, has hired Dean Holter as chief financial officer and general counsel. As CFO, Holter will work alongside CEO, Alastair Caithness and will also be a member of the board of directors. He will play a key role in overseeing all […]
It’s not exactly an asset rummage sale. But the vast majority of Canadian executives—84 percent—say that they expect to divest in the next 12 months. That’s according to the latest EY Global Corporate Divestment Study. The survey authors say that last year a sizeable amount of respondents, some 73 percent, indicated plans to conduct more […]