Petrotechnics, a leading provider of risk management software solutions for the oil and gas industry, has appointed Stuart Douglas and Suhas Jadhal to its Middle East business development team.

The new members will support Petrotechnics’ growing operations in the region, and help meet increasing demand for its flagship solution Proscient, said a statement.

Douglas will take up the position of regional sales anager at Petrotechnics’ Abu Dhabi office. Douglas’s career in business development spans over 20 years with experience in Europe and the Middle East. In his most recent role at DNV-GL, he was responsible for selling risk and reliability solutions into major oil and gas operators and engineering procurement companies (EPCs).

As part of the Petrotechnics team, Stuart will be responsible for maintaining and growing the company’s Middle East customer base.

While Jadhal has been appointed as Petrotechnics’ new Middle East Business Consultant. Jadhal has an undergraduate degree in Civil Engineering and MBA in Construction Management and Research, and brings with him extensive experience in implementing enterprise solutions such as SAP and Primavera to major refineries in Mena region. He will provide hands-on customer support from Petrotechnics Abu Dhabi office, working closely with clients to achieve operational excellence through the deployment of Proscient, it added.

David Bleackley, vice president of Sales at Petrotechnics, said: “Following Petrotechnics’ recent success in the Middle East with a number of new Proscient deployments going live this year, the appointment of our new business development team will strengthen our ability to service existing clients, while identifying and developing new opportunities in the region.”

“These appointments are a key element of our strategic growth objective – to empower organisations worldwide to reduce operational risk and improve production efficiency. Proscient is now a recognised solution within the global oil and gas sector, and the new Middle East team will continue to provide the high standard of customer support the industry has come to expect from Petrotechnics,” he added. – TradeArabia News Service