Nitish Gupta, CEO
Mr. Nitish Gupta joined Swiber in 2006 as Executive Vice President of the Offshore Construction Services division and was appointed to the role of Chief Executive Officer of this unit in 2008. He was appointed to the Board of Directors in March 2009. Having worked for a number of established offshore oil and gas construction companies since 1992, Mr. Gupta has extensive industry experience in India, Southeast Asia and the Middle East. He began his career as a field engineer in Offshore Pipelines International, Inc. and subsequently joined J Ray McDermott as Project Engineer, where he was involved in project planning and logistics for various offshore projects. Following that, he joined Global Industries, as Project Manager and moved on to become Project Director. Mr. Gupta also held the post of Project Manager for Horizon Offshore Contractors. Mr. Gupta graduated from Delhi College of Engineering, Delhi University in India with a Bachelor in Civil Engineering (Honours).


Edward Gedeon, President
Mr. Edward Gedeon joined Swiber in July 2010 as President of the Offshore Construction Services business unit. Mr. Gedeon brings 36 years experience in every aspect of project & construction management, business development and strategic planning associated with the oil and gas marine construction industry. Major part of Mr. Gedeon’s experience has been in the Middle East, Gulf of Mexico and India working for McDermott a leading offshore marine construction company, where he held the position of VP - Projects for Middle East & India, in charge of managing and executing multi-million dollar EPIC projects. At Swiber, Mr. Gedeon together with company executive management will strive to create value for its clients and stakeholders by being the best marine construction service provider to the oil and gas industry. He will be responsible for bringing about strategic change and innovation to the Company and continue building the organizational structure with focus on development of business solutions, cost effective management of projects and consistent & reliable operations which deliver projects on time, safely, within budget and to client satisfaction. Mr. Gedeon has graduated from University of N.Y. at Buffalo in USA with a degree in Engineering and is a post graduate in Engineering Management – University of Rochester, New York.

 

Peter J. Worrall, VP Operations
Mr. Peter J. Worrall joined Swiber in 2007 to lead the offshore installation-related work for Swiber's Offshore EPCIC operations. He has more than 36 years of hands-on experience in the offshore oilfield construction industry having managed offshore oil and gas projects in Asia for major corporations such as Horizon Offshore and Global Industries. Amongst many others, Mr. Worrall's extensive expertise includes pipe-lay through conventional lay barges and the rentis line installation system, jacket and deck installation. Mr. Worrall attended Kintore Ave Trade School Adelaide for a Fitting and Turning Indentureship from 1966-1967. He holds a certificate from Seaton Park High Technical.

 

Joseph Chen, VP Brunei
Mr. Joseph Chen joined Swiber in 2007 to spearhead operations in Brunei Darussalam and drive the Group's expansion, strategic alliances and activities in Asia Pacific and the Middle East. Previously, Mr. Chen was Business Development Manager in a Brunei-based civil and mechanical oil and gas petrochemical-related construction company. With over 30 years of management experience, he has held various senior administration and business management positions in several regional companies in Brunei. He holds a Master of Business Administration Degree, University of Southern Cross, Australia (Best Graduate) and a Business Diploma in Industrial Administration, School of Accountancy and Business Studies, UK.

 

K G Remesh, VP India
Mr. K G Remesh joined Swiber in 2008 as Vice President of its India operations. He is an Honours graduate in Engineering from NIIT Calicut India. Mr. Remesh brings with him over 30 years of rich experience as a chief engineer, engineering manager, and in project management, business development and contracting in the offshore and onshore oil and gas fields. He has held several important positions in different organisations in upstream oil and gas fields including engineering manager, proposal manager, project manager, and project director. His areas of expertise include EPC projects involving jackets / decks and subsea flexible and rigid pipe lines.


Tajmul Hussain, VP Middle East
Mr. Tajmul Hussain joined Swiber in 2009 as Vice President for Middle East. He oversees all projects in the Middle East, and is responsible for business development for the area. He has over 30 years of experience in the oil and gas construction and engineering industries. Prior to joining Swiber, Mr. Tajmul Hussain has extensive work experience in the Middle East, Russia & the CIS and India, having held various posts in oil and gas and engineering companies with operations in these regions such as McDermott, OPI , Petrofac, Dragon Oil - to name a few. Mr. Tajmul Hussain graduated from Madras University, India with a Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering. He holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Production Management from the same University.

 

Ronald L. Schakosky, VP Indonesia
Mr. Ronald L. Schakosky joined Swiber in 2007 and is currently the Vice President of Swiber Indonesia’s Offshore Construction Services Division, taking lead in the country’s EPIC operations. With more than 30 years in the oil and gas industry, his experience spans diverse geographical markets such as Africa, Middle East and the Far East. Prior to joining Swiber, he held various posts in Newfield Exploration, Pearl Oil, Unocal Oil Corp, MODEC Inc., Petronas Carigali Sdn Bhd, and Dubai Petroleum Company. Mr. Schakosky holds a BSC Mechanical Engineering from Midwestern University.

 

Mohd Redzuan Yusof, VP Malaysia
Mr. Mohd. Redzuan joined Swiber in 2009, and heads the Malaysian arm of Swiber. Mr. Redzuan brings to Swiber over 28 years of experience in both onshore and offshore oil and gas construction and fabrication. Prior to Swiber, Mr. Redzuan served as the Chief Executive Officer at Module Tech Sdn Bhd from 2007 - 2008. With his extensive background and expertise, he successfully developed their Offshore Installation and Pipeline Installation business, as well as their Onshore Fabrication business. From early 2002 to 2007, Mr. Redzuan was Executive Director of his own company, Gagnar Group of Companies as independent consultant for the Oil & Gas business in Malaysia as well as other countries including Indonesia, Sudan and United Arab Emirates. From 1994 to 2001, Mr. Redzuan set up and ran the Orbtech Group of Companies with his partners in his capacity as Managing Director. Prior to this, Mr. Redzuan worked for A.Y. Engineering Sdn.Bhd. (Deputy General Manager); Petronas Carigali Sdn.Bhd (Senior Project Coordinator); and ESSO Production Malaysia Inc (Resident Engineer). Mr. Redzuan graduated in 1982 from England's Leeds University with a BSc (Hons) in Civil Engineering.