The executive search requirements of energy industries are unique. B. Brownson & Associates, L. P. has served a large number of energy clients representing petroleum & natural gas, chemical, oil shale, synthetic fuels, coal consulting, environmental, petroleum service, mining, engineering & construction, pipeline, and equipment sectors of the industry. These engagements have covered a broad range of management, marketing & sales, senior technical staff, research, and engineering.
In the United States, natural gas, oil and coal industries have all been subjected to unpredictable prices brought about by global overcapacity, relatively flat retail demand, and a gradual loss of some of their additional manufacturing client basis and the domestic economy shifts toward a service orientation.
In addition to the increasing use of sophisticated financial risk management techniques, the energy industry's response to this challenge has been an emphasis on cost cutting, consolidation of operations, and cutbacks in both retail distribution outlets and production facilities. This process of solidifying the operating basis of the major oil companies will generate better operating results in the short-term and strengths over the long-term.
The winds of competition have also begun to move through the utilities sector. This is a phenomenon that is directly affecting executive search in that area. There is a free emerging market in wholesale (and eventually retail) electricity as cogeneration and private industrial plans sell surplus in competition with regulated utilities. As this occurs, bondholders, security analysts, and customers will bring increasing scrutiny to the quality of senior management in this environment.
Recent completed representative executive search consulting assignments in the Energy & Energy Services industry are listed below.
The Upstream Energy Industry
In the United States, natural gas, oil and coal industries have all been subjected to unpredictable prices brought about by global overcapacity, relatively flat retail demand, and a gradual loss of some of their additional manufacturing client basis and the domestic economy shifts toward a service orientation.
In addition to the increasing use of sophisticated financial risk management techniques, the energy industry's response to this challenge has been an emphasis on cost cutting, consolidation of operations, and cutbacks in both retail distribution outlets and production facilities. This process of solidifying the operating basis of the major oil companies will generate better operating results in the short-term and strengths over the long-term.
The winds of competition have also begun to move through the utilities sector. This is a phenomenon that is directly affecting executive search in that area. There is a free emerging market in wholesale (and eventually retail) electricity as cogeneration and private industrial plans sell surplus in competition with regulated utilities. As this occurs, bondholders, security analysts, and customers will bring increasing scrutiny to the quality of senior management in this environment.
Recent completed representative executive search consulting assignments in the Energy & Energy Services industry are listed below.
The Upstream Energy Industry
- President & Chief Executive Officer (Drilling Contractor)
- President & Chief Operating Officer (Oil & Gas Independent)
- President (Gas Distribution Company)
- Chief Financial Officer (Oil & Gas Independent)
- Vice President (Land Oil & Gas Independent)
- Vice President & Treasurer (Major Offshore Drilling Contractor)
- Vice President, Production (Oil & Gas Independent)
- Vice President, Worldwide Sales (Drilling Equipment Supplier)
- Vice President, Operations (Public Utility)
- Vice President, Operations (Alternative Energy Developer)
- Vice President, Trading
- Vice President Structured Risk
- Vice President, Trading
- Multiple Regional Vice Presidents (Oilfield Equipment Auction Company)
- Director, Management Information Systems (Exploration & Production Major)
- Director, Business Development – Upstream Services
- Chief Geophysicist (Exploration & Production Major)
- President, Lubricants Division ( Canada)
- Vice President Offshore Operations
- Vice President, World Wide
- Vice President, Marketing & Energy Services (Corporate)
- Vice President, Sales & Marketing (Down Hole Equipment)
- Vice President & General Manager, Central & South America (Drilling Fluids)
- Vice President & General Manager, Central & South America (Equipment Rental)
- Vice President, Corporate Development (Energy)
- Vice President, Transportation & Trading (Energy)
- Vice President, Manufacturing (Administration)
- General Manager, South America
- Director, Pulsation Damper Products (Energy Services Equipment Manufacturer)
- Director, Laboratory & Business Development (Corporate)
- Drilling Superintendent & Offshore
- AS400 Specialist (Energy)
- Attorney, Environmental (Energy)
- Manager & Director Procurement & Materials (Energy)
- Manager, Management Information Systems
- President & Chief Operating Officer
- Senior Vice President, Supply & Acquisition
- Vice President & General Manager, Gas (Fully integrated major energy company)
- Vice President, Transportation & Storage
- Vice President, Trading, Transportation & Marketing
- Vice President, Marketing Services
- Vice President, Marketing & Supply Development – Gulf Coast
- Vice President, Operations & Engineering
- Vice President, Business & Corporate Development
- Vice President, Marketing & Systems Development
- Vice President, Trading – Gas
- Director, LDC Marketing – Midwest
- Director, Northwest Region
- Director, Large End User Marketing – Midwest
- Director, Power Generations Sales
- Director, Gas Acquisition
- Director, Procurement
- Director, Northwestern Region
- Director & Manager, Power Systems Marketing
- Director, Gas Processing
- Senior Manager, Risk Management
- Senior Manager, Northeast Region – Marketing
- Senior Manager, Southwest Region – Marketing
- Senior Account Manager, Northeast Region
- Senior Account Manager, Southeast Region
- Senior Account Manager, LDC
- Senior Account Manager, Asset Marketing (2 assignments)
- Senior Account Manager, Marketing & Sales (3 assignments)
- Senior Account Manager, Industrial Sales
- Senior Account Manager, Commercial Sales
- Senior Account Manager, Off-System Portfolio Analyst
- Account Manager, Commercial Development
- Account Manager, Large End User
- Account Manager, Transportation
- Account Manager, Eastern Trading
- Account Manager, Transportation & Exchange
- Senior Scheduling Analyst
- Manager, Eastern Region Trading
- Manager, Marketing, Off-System – Midwest
- Coordinator, Marketing & Trading Southeast
