Westerton Appoints James Griffin Regional Manager – Europe and West Africa
24 July 2024
Aberdeen-based industry veteran to guide company’s growth and expand product offerings and services in the regions
DUBAI, July 24, 2024—Westerton, a global provider of specialist subsea inspection,
maintenance and integrity services to the energy market, today announced the appointment of
James Griffin, who has joined the business in the role of Regional Manager, overseeing sales
and operations for the company’s Europe and West Africa business unit.
Prior to joining Westerton, Griffin’s experience in the industry includes most recently as
Director of Sales & Marketing for Joulon’s Asset Integrity Division. Previously he served as
Director of Business Development for OES Asset Integrity Management and in a variety of
overseas-based Sales Manager roles at Allrig. His career in the energy industry began with
OES Asset Integrity Management as a lead inspection team supervisor and business
development executive. James also served in the British Army for five years in The Rifles
Regiment before embarking on a career in the energy sector.
“Along with Westerton Managing Director Louis Pietranek, I am pleased to welcome
James to our team, where he is tasked to help continue to grow our service offerings and to
create new areas of services to clients in our European and West Africa region,” said Robin
Porter, CEO of Westerton. “James has already hit the ground running and secured us
new customers. He understands our business and more importantly, how Westerton
services and offerings can make things better and more efficient for our customers. I sincerely
look forward to all the great things ahead for James as he helps Westerton continue to
grow and expand.”
About Westerton
Westerton enhances efficiency of inspection for marine class certification, providing
specialist inspection, maintenance and integrity services to the energy market. Bringing together
an experienced management team, dedicated to providing a quality and client-driven service,
Westerton create innovative solutions and services by ensuring focus is on delivering
excellence—with the least disruption to client operations. In addition to offering top side remote
access and inspection services, Westerton are a long standing ROV service company.
Westerton make data visible, going beyond simple provision of inspection results.
Westerton present data as information that is easily accessed and available to inform
critical operational decisions.
For more information on Westerton, please see our website: www.westerton.com
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Media Contact:
Kevin Beagley (on behalf of Westerton)
kevin@agencyxb2b.com
