SDX Energy announced the appointment of Yvon Quillien as its new Chief Operating Officer (COO).

According to the company’s statement, Quillien, who joined the Company in March 2022 as Morocco Country Manager, will expand this role to become overall Chief Operating Officer of the Company and will attend all meetings of the Board of Directors.

Quillien is a Petroleum Engineer and has over 35 years of industry experience of which 31 years were spent with Shell in multiple operational, technical, HSE and commercial roles.

He also spent five years as part of the Shell Leadership team for the Kashagan mega project in Kazakhstan.

Quillien’s appointment came as part of SDX’s Energy new vision which focused on operational and technical excellence, disciplined growth, profitability and cash flow generation through organic and inorganic opportunities.

In this regard Mark Reid, CEO of SDX said “I am delighted that Yvon has accepted the role of Chief Operating Officer at SDX. His appointment to this key strategic role will enable us to benefit from his thirty plus years of technical, operating and commercial experience as we implement our new strategy to grow production and deliver returns to our shareholders. I look forward to providing more details on the Company’s new strategy in the coming weeks.”