Zenith bolsters international growth with new appointments

Following its acquisition by Lufkin Industries, Zenith aims to further develop the company's complimentary technologies in these markets. The new members of the team will play a crucial role in overseeing activity and providing business development and operations support.

Mr Moore has more than 25 years' experience in the oil industry, primarily focusing on business development, sales and operations management in the artificial lift sector. He has worked for a number of companies specialising in electrical submersible pumps (ESP).

Zenith has more than 25 staff based in the Middle East. Mr Moore will work out of Oman with a view to building on the company's existing capability in this region.

Mr Moore said: "The role at Zenith provides the perfect opportunity to combine all my expertise and I look forward to applying my skills in this role to contribute to the success of the company. There is great scope for expansion, especially in the new technology and automation side of the business, and we aim to achieve year on year growth in the Middle East and Africa regions."

Mr Smith will focus on enhancing the presence of Zenith in Asia with primary target countries including Thailand, Indonesia, Brunei and Australia.

He joins from Weatherford where he was the regional business unit manager for several production optimisation product lines and has more than 20 years experience in business development, product development and engineering across the energy, environmental monitoring and mining sectors. Mr Smith is also a committee member of the Singapore branch of the Society of Petroleum Engineers.

Mr Smith said: "Operators are always looking to maximise their reserves for less cost, and Zenith has a number of leading-edge technologies which help optimise production. The unique offering from Zenith and Lufkin will appeal to companies here, and there are plans for further recruitment in the coming months to support our growth across the region."

Greg Davie, general manager of Zenith, said: "Zenith has been in a strong position for a number of years and the acquisition by Lufkin is the ideal catalyst to move the company to the next level. Both Eddie and Peter add valuable skillsets combined with significant experience which will help us realise our international expansion plans."