New Chief Executive Appointed for Sodexo Energy & Resources Division

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Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Simon Seaton has been appointed Sodexo's (Issy-les-Moulineaux, France) Chief Executive Officer, Energy & Resources Worldwide, effective September 1, at which time he also will join the Sodexo Group Executive Committee, the company said.

Sodexo provides more than 100 services focused on improving quality of life such as food services, and facilities management, including camps, employee benefits and more, for the oilfield and mining industries, and large engineering and construction projects worldwide, in addition to the other industry it services. Sodexo uses consumer knowledge and technology to gather real-time data to improve well-being and drive efficiency in the office as well as in unconventional workplaces.

Seaton is based in Houston, Texas. He joined Sodexo in 2012 as chief operating officer (CEO) for the Remote Sites Western Region, where he ran operations in U.S. shale markets, Alaska, California, the Gulf of Mexico and four North Sea countries, according to the company.

In 2015, Seaton was appointed CEO of Onshore Energy Worldwide. In 2017, he was given the additional responsibility of leading Sodexo's Middle East operations, where he managed Sodexo's business and joint ventures in nine countries across the region, the company said.

Sodexo also announced that Frédéric Ferreira has been promoted as VP Finance -- North America Energy & Resources, effective September 1. Ferreira joined Sodexo in 2006 and is currently head of Nordic Finance, Sweden.

Tracy Gray has been appointed Director, Strategic Planning - Mining and Engineering & Construction Projects (ECP), effective April 22. Gray joins Sodexo with more than 20 years' experience in the Oil & Gas Industry. She worked at Halliburton Company (NYSE:HAL) (Houston, Texas), where she held various managerial positions, including Strategy, Marketing, and Workforce Planning.

Both Ferreira and Gray will be based in Houston.

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