Offshore vessels provider Gulf Marine Services (GMS) has made two board-level appointments.
Stuart Jackson will join as chief financial officer, effective from early summer 2019. His appointment will also earn him a place on the company’s board of directors.
In addition, Mohammed Bississo, has joined GMS as a non-executive director, with effect from March 2019.
Jackson has held CFO roles at various listed corporates for the past 20 years and has more than 30 years’ experience in the international energy sector, covering exploration and production, power generation and offshore services, GMS said.
At the CFO level he has led capital restructuring of a number of businesses, including Bibby Offshore Holdings and Subsea 7.
Bississo currently co-heads Kasamar Holdings, an Abu Dhabi-based family office that owns 9.82% of GMS through Castro Investments.
He previously spent more than six years at one of the leading mid-market alternative investments firms based in the United Arab Emirates.
GMS chairman Simon Heale said: “We are delighted to welcome both Mr Jackson and Mr Bississo, with their notable financial and industry experience, to the GMS board. Stuart brings a deep knowledge of capital restructuring in the oilfield services sector and of the vital role of communications in public markets.
“Mohammed, too, will be a valuable addition to our board and, particularly given his expertise in the UAE financial sector, most helpful in our engagement with the company’s local banking syndicate.”