Ensco COO retires, new one comes in

Ensco plc, an oil and gas services company headquartered in London, has named Carey Lowe as its chief operating officer (COO).

Ensco has informed that Lowe is based in London and succeeds Mark Burns, who is retiring from the company.

Lowe has held various executive management positions at Ensco since joining the company in 2008, Ensco said. His experience includes operations, engineering, safety and strategy.

“We look forward to Carey leading our global operations teams as well as our technical group, SHE and strategy,” said CEO Carl Trowell. “His expertise and broad experience position him well to take on this important role.”

Trowell added, “Under Mark’s leadership, Ensco’s safety and operational performance were elevated to even higher levels – culminating in Ensco earning first place customer satisfaction scores for five consecutive years. We thank Mark for his many contributions to Ensco’s success, congratulate him on his distinguished career and wish him all the best in retirement.”