Genel Energy appoints Esa Ikaheimonen as CFO

Oil producer Genel Energy has appointed oil and gas industry veteran Esa Ikaheimonen as its chief financial officer with effect from 3 July.

Ikaheimonen has more than 25 years of industry experience, most recently as group CFO of offshore drilling companies Transocean and Seadrill. Before that, he had a 20-year career at Royal Dutch Shell, culminating in the role of vice president finance for Shell Africa E&P.

Chief executive officer Murat Özgül said: "I am delighted to welcome Esa to Genel. His extensive industry, commercial, and financial experience will be invaluable to Genel and its growth ambitions, particularly the development of our significant gas assets in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. I look forward to working closely with him to unlock value for all our stakeholders."

Ikaheimonen currently serves as a non-executive director and chairman of the Audit Committee at Vantage Drilling International.