NOIA Announces 2025-2026 Term for the Executive Committee, Board of Directors

NOIA Announces 2025-2026 Term for the Executive Committee, Board of Directors

Washington, D.C. – The National Ocean Industries Association (NOIA) appointed and approved the 2025-2026 term of the NOIA Board of Directors and Executive Committee. In a separate press release today, NOIA announced the election of Joe Leimkuhler, Chief Operating Officer of Beacon Offshore Energy, as the NOIA Chair and Eric Zimmermann, Chief Operating Officer of LLOG, as the incoming NOIA Vice Chair.

Note: NOIA Executive Committee Members also serve on the NOIA Board of Directors. 

Appointed to the NOIA Executive Committee of the Board of Directors
Chris Bradshaw, President & CEO, Bristow Group
Paul Danos, Owner, President & CEO, Danos
Chris Golden, Senior Vice President, U.S. Upstream, Equinor
Brent Gros, Vice President, Gulf of Mexico Business Unit, Chevron
Lee Jackson, Chairman & CEO, Jackson Offshore Operators
Andy Krieger, Senior Vice President Gulf of America and Canada, bp
Jonathan Landes, President, Subsea, TechnipFMC
Joe Leimkuhler, COO, Beacon Offshore Energy
Richard Lynch, Senior Vice President, Technology & Services, Hess
Sasha Mackler, SVP, Global Head of Strategic Policy, ExxonMobil
Mike McCauley, Senior Vice President, Asset Management & Special Projects, White Fleet Abandonment
Court Ramsay, President & CEO, Aries Marine Corporation
Molly Smith, SVP, Engineering & Technology, Murphy Oil
Rick Tallant, EVP, Supply Chain & Contracting Procurement, Shell
Clay Thompson, Director, Gulf of Mexico Operations, Oxy
Eric Zimmermann, COO, LLOG

Appointed to the NOIA Board of Directors
Paa-Joe Akoto-Ampaw, Vice President, Gulf of Mexico, Woodside Energy
Karthik Annadorai, President & Chief Revenue Officer, GATE Energy
David Barton, Senior Vice President Gulf of Mexico, Marubeni Oil & Gas
Lanis Belaire, Co-Founder & Owner, Pharma-Safe Industrial Services
Craig Broussard, Vice President Gulf of Mexico, Subsea 7
David Cherechinsky, President, CEO and Director, DistributionNOW
Mark Cizek, Vice President and General Manager, Gulf of Mexico, Williams
Amanda Dasch, Region CEO, Ørsted
Robert Eifler, President & CEO, Noble Corporation
Bryan Ellis, President, Services Division, Superior Energy Services
Loren Fowler, Vice President Sales & Business Development – Americas, Heerema Marine Contractors
John Gellert, President & CEO, SEACOR Marine
Céline Gerson, Group Director Americas/President USA, Fugro
Anna Guichard, Managing Director North America Offshore, SLB
David Hajovsky, Executive Vice President, Multi-Client, TGS
Richard Kirkland, CEO, Cantium
Cliffe Laborde, Managing Member, Laborde Marine
Rod Larson, President & CEO, Oceaneering International
Terry Lechinger, Vice President, Stress Engineering
Todd Lee, CEO, TotalEnergies E&P USA
Jennifer Medcalf, President, The REACH Group
Chet Morrison, CEO, Morrison Energy Group
Scott Moses, Executive Vice President & COO, Oil States International
Bill New, President, New Industries
Brent Ozenne, CEO, Arena Offshore
Joe Pope, Vice President - Sales & Marketing, Valaris
David Reid, Chief Technology Officer & Chief Marketing Officer, NOV
Mark Richard, President, Western Hemisphere, Halliburton
W. David de Roode, Partner & Executive Vice President, Global Energy & Marine, Lockton Partners
Neal Shah, CFO, Kosmos Energy
Niloy Shah, COO, Ridgewood Energy
Steve Weyel, Founder & Owner, EnVen Energy Ventures
Jim Wicklund, Managing Director - Energy Group, PPHB

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