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Acergy SA, London, (Nasdaq: ACGY) plans to name Peter Mason to its board. He was chief executive for Amec, London (London: AMEC).

Allis-Chalmers Energy Inc., Houston, (Amex: ALY) has named Ali H. M. Afdhal to its board. Afdhal has operated and managed his family's international commercial and agricultural interests, and prior to that he acquired and developed real estate projects in England, Portugal and Spain.

Baker Hughes Inc., Houston, (NYSE: BHI) has named Mike Davis president of Baker Hughes Russia Inc. He was vice president of marketing for Hughes Christensen.

Wil Faubel was named vice president of enterprise marketing for oilfield operations. He was president of Baker Atlas.

Paul S. Butero was named president of Baker Atlas. He was president of Hughes Christensen.

Gary G. Rich was named president of Hughes Christensen. He was vice president of marketing, drilling and evaluation for Baker Hughes Inteq.

Crossfire Holdings Inc., Calgary, (Toronto Venture: CFE) has named Greg Prinsen general manager of the fabrication division. He was president of Pro-V Industries Inc. until the company merged with Crossfire in June.

Ian Rheaume was named manager of Grande Prairie fabrication. He was a principal with Dynacorp Fabricators Inc.

Justin Morin was named manager of Calgary fabrication. He was operations manager for Dynacorp.

Vern Krikke was named manager of Edmonton fabrication. He was a principal in Pro-V Industries.

Lyall Dingeldein was named general manager of the construction division. He was president of Waylan Maintenance Ltd. in Grande Prairie, Alberta.

Darren Thomson was named manager of Edmonton construction. He was project construction division manager for Pro-V Industries.

Jack Berg was named manager of Grande Prairie construction. He was a principal of Waylan.

Ed Wright has resigned as chief operating officer of Crossfire to pursue other opportunities.

Frontier Surveying Co., Corpus Christi, Texas, has named James M. Naismith vice president of finances. He was in management roles with two manufacturers of first line survey equipment.

James B. Gillis was named survey operations manager. He has experience in field surveying and mapping.

John Fincher was named project manager for pipeline surveys. He is a registered land surveyor with pipeline and boundary survey experience.

Mike MacInnis was named project manager concentrating on hydrographic survey activities. He has experience in seismic surveys, onshore and offshore, domestic and international.

Jerry Moore was named project manager for oil and gas surveys.

Clay Ward was named manager and is working on an expansion into central and west Texas.

General Electric Co., Fairfield, Conn., (NYSE: GE) has named John G. Rice president and chief executive of GE infrastructure. He was president and CEO of GE industrial.

Lloyd G. Trotter was named vice chairman and head of GE's industrial business. He was executive vice president of operations.

Geokinetics Inc., Houston, (OTCBB: GOKN) has named Dick Miles president of international operations. He was president and chief executive of Grant Geophysical Inc., Houston (Pink Sheets: GGPH).

Scott McCurdy was named chief financial officer. He was vice president of finance and CFO for Grant Geophysical.

Global Energy Services Ltd., Calgary, (Toronto Venture: GLK) has named R.G. Moffat to its board. He is president and chief executive of Bow Valley Energy Ltd.

William J. Dore plans to retire as chief executive of Global Industries Ltd., Carlyss, La. (Nasdaq: GLBL).

B.K. Chin was named CEO. He is president and chief operating officer of Air Liquide USA, a subsidiary of Air Liquide SA France.

GlobalSantaFe Corp., Houston, (NYSE: GSF) has named W. Richard Anderson to its board. He is president and chief executive of privately held Prime Natural Resources Inc., Houston.

Helix Energy Solutions, Houston, (NYSE: HLX) has named Alisa B. Johnson senior vice president and general counsel. She was senior vice president and group general counsel for generation of Dynegy Inc.

Hercules Offshore, Houston, (Nasdaq: HERO) has named Rick McClaine vice president of health, safety and environmental.

He was in operations, safety, training and environmental affairs for Syntex Management Systems and GlobalSantaFe.

IHS Inc., Englewood, Colo., (NYSE: IHS) has named Jerre L. Stead chief executive. He is currently chairman. Charles A. Picasso plans to retire as chief executive.

Lufkin Industries Inc., Lufkin, Texas, (Nasdaq: LUFK) has named Larry M. Hoes executive vice president and chief operating officer. He was vice president and general manager of Lufkin's oil field division.

McDermott International Inc., Houston, (NYSE: MDR) plans to name John A. Fees chief executive of proposed subsidiary The Babcock & Wilcox Cos. He was president and chief operating officer of McDermott's subsidiary BWX Technologies Inc.

Donald P. Fusilli plans to resign as president and chief executive of Michael Baker Corp., Pittsburgh (Amex: BKR). Richard L. Shaw was named interim CEO. He is currently chairman.

Newpark Resources Inc., Metairie, La., (NYSE: NR) has named James E. Braun vice president and chief financial officer. He was a senior manager in a public company.

Mark J. Airola was named general counsel and chief administrative officer. He was a senior litigatation counsel for public companies in the areas of environmental regulation and compliance.

Eric Wingerter has resigned as acting CFO. He remains vice president and chief accounting officer.

Noble Drilling Services Inc., a subsidiary of Noble Corp., Sugar Land, Texas, (NYSE: NE) has named David W. Williams senior vice president of business development. He was executive vice president of Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc., Houston (NYSE: DO).

North American Energy Partners Inc., Acheson, Alberta, has named Doug Wilkes vice president of finance and chief financial officer. He was CFO for a large-cap forestry company and a leading manufacturer of specialty forest products.

Oceaneering International Inc., Houston, (NYSE: OII) has named W. Cardon Gerner vice president and chief accounting officer. He was a financial and accounting manager for Service Corp. International and Equity Corp. International.

Robert P. Mingoia has been named vice president. He is currently treasurer.

Patriot Mechanical Handling Inc., Houston, (Pink Sheets: PMHH) has named Charles "Pat" Patrick vice president of products and rig packages. He was chairman of the IADC maintenance committee for Transocean Offshore Deepwater Drilling Inc.

Kal Karmous was named vice president of operations. He was rig manager, operations manager and training manager for Sedco Forex and GlobalSantaFe.

Tim Myers was named vice president of marketing and sales. He was with the marketing group for GlobalSantaFe.

George Taggart was named vice president of business development. He was regional manager of the Caspian Sea region for Maritime Hydraulics.

Pride International Inc., Houston, (NYSE: PDE) has named Rodney W. Eads executive vice president and chief operating officer. He was senior vice president of worldwide operations for Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc.

Shumate Industries, Conroe, Texas, (OTCBB: SHMT) has named Sam Sun Lloyd as senior vice president of engineering for its subsidiary, Hemiwedge Valve Corp.

He was senior design and application engineer for Enventure Global Technology, a joint venture between Shell Technology Ventures and Halliburton Energy Services Inc.

Kenton Chickering has been named to the company's board. He was president of Daniel Valve Co., a division of Daniel Industries Inc.

The Shaw Group Inc., Baton Rouge, La., (NYSE: SGR) has named Michael J. Mancuso to its board. He was senior vice president and chief financial officer of General Dynamics.

Tidewater, New Orleans, (NYSE: TDW) has named M. Jay Allison to its board. He is president, chief executive and chairman of Comstock Resources Inc., Houston (NYSE: CRK).

Wescorp Energy Inc., Edmonton, Alberta, (OTCBB: WSCE) has named Dave LeMoine executive vice president of sales and marketing and president of Flowstar Technologies Inc., a subsidiary that produces gas and gas-liquids measuring devices. He was vice president and general manager of western Canada for a U.S. Fortune 500 company.