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Worley has announced that Tiernan O’Rourke will step down as the company’s Chief Financial Officer effective from 30 June 2025. O’Rourke is retiring from full-time work after a long and successful career culminating in nearly four years of dedicated service to Worley, though he intends to take on advisory and consulting activities in the private sector. Worley’s Chief Executive Officer, Chris Ashton, said: “It’s been an absolute pleasure to work alongside Tiernan since he joined the Worley team and see his decades of experience benefit the business in areas such as capital management, financial process improvements and talent development to name a few. I wish him well as he transitions away from the CFO role.”

Justine Travers has been appointed to the position of Worley’s Chief Financial Officer (CFO) effective from 1 July 2025. Based in Australia, Justine is currently the Deputy CFO. Her experience includes senior finance and operational leadership roles, with the finance leadership roles focussed on capital and financial management, strategy and policy. Prior to joining Worley, she worked at Newcrest Mining, and brings an in-depth understanding of public company reporting requirements and capital structure and has a strong understanding of the Worley business. O’Rourke will remain with Worley until 26 September 2025 to support her as she transitions into her new role. Worley’s Chief Executive Officer, Chris Ashton, said: “I am pleased to welcome Justine as the CFO of our global organisation. She will join Worley’s group executive team and I look forward to her continued contribution as we steward Worley towards delivering a more sustainable world.”

Joy Archer has been confirmed as CRU’s Chief Financial Officer (CFO) from 1 April 2025. Having joined CRU in 2020, Joy has successfully overseen multiple areas at CRU such as Finance, Enterprise Systems and Programme Management (PGMO) teams. Since October 2024 Joy has taken the full remit of global finance, PGMO and customer care functions for the business, working successfully with members of the board and executive committee to drive the company’s financial strategy and in particular to partner with the business to achieve this through the newly created Business Partnering Team.

Bashir Bayo Ojulari has been appointed as Group CEO and Ahmadu Musa Kida as non-executive Chairman of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC), following the dismissal of the previous company board. Ojulari, the former Managing Director of Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company, replaces Mele Kyari, effective immediately. Ojulari was most recently Chief Operating Officer at Renaissance Africa Energy Co., which owns Shell’s former onshore subsidiary in Nigeria. Nigeria’s president Tinubu also replaced the board of NNPC, appointing an 11-member team to drive reforms and boost efficiency in the oil sector. Adedapo Segun, who replaced Umaru Isa Ajiya as the Chief Financial Officer of NNPC last November, has been appointed to the new board by president Tinubu. Six board members, non-executive directors, will represent the country’s geopolitical zones.

Imperial Oil Ltd has appointed John Whelan as president, effective April 1, 2025, following the retirement of chairman, president and chief executive officer Brad Corson, after 42 years of service and following an orderly transition. At the conclusion of the company’s annual meeting of shareholders on May 8, 2025, Whelan will assume the role of chairman, president and CEO of Imperial Oil.

“On behalf of the Imperial board of directors, I would like to thank Brad Corson for his incredible leadership and dedication over the past five years,” said Lead Director David Cornhill. “Brad steered the company through the challenges of the global pandemic, with the organization emerging to deliver the strongest financial years in company history. Importantly, Brad has also positioned the company and its employees for future competitive success with strategic projects, including growth projects at Kearl and Cold Lake, the Strathcona renewable diesel facility and Low Carbon Solutions business, and as a founding member of the Pathways Alliance initiative to reduce emissions from oil sands operations.”

“John brings extensive experience at both Imperial and on global ExxonMobil portfolios to successfully deliver exceptional operational performance and enhanced competitiveness, which will build on this strong momentum and continue to grow shareholder value going forward,” Cornhill added.

Whelan was previously ExxonMobil Upstream’s senior vice president, responsible for the company’s conventional and heavy oil global business line.