The American Petroleum Institute announced this week that Lisa Salley will lead the association鶹ýӳs Global Industry Services (GIS) department as Vice President. GIS is the organisation鶹ýӳs division responsible for certification, standards, training, events, publications and safety programmes for onshore, offshore and refinery operations.
鶹ýӳOur industry鶹ýӳs commitment to safe and reliable operations is a core value,鶹ýӳ said API President and CEO Jack Gerard. 鶹ýӳUnder Lisa Salley鶹ýӳs leadership, API will broaden its innovative safety and operational services to new markets around the world while maintaining the highest ethical practices to secure the API brand as the industry gold standard.鶹ýӳ
As one of API鶹ýӳs top executives, Salley will head a 105 person staff responsible for certification, standards, training, events, publications and safety programmes for onshore, offshore and refinery operations. GIS has played an increasingly critical role in the international oil and natural gas industry, and the department has offices in Beijing, Dubai, Singapore, Rio de Janeiro, Houston and Washington, D.C.
鶹ýӳIt鶹ýӳs an honour to lead this department and be part of an association that is fully committed to safety,鶹ýӳ said Salley. 鶹ýӳWith support from the entire Global Industry Services team, I鶹ýӳll be working to grow GIS even further and broaden the availability of gold-standard programmes and services tailored to the needs of individual companies in today鶹ýӳs marketplace.鶹ýӳ
Immediately prior to joining API, Salley was vice president and general manager of UL鶹ýӳs Energy and Power Technologies Division. As a key member of the UL Commercial and Industrial executive leadership team, she played an important role in the electrical grid and distributive power markets. Under her leadership UL implemented global strategy to ensure safety and to accelerate adoption of new technologies, such as renewable energy, energy storage, and cyber-security. Salley drove profitable top line growth, launched the Renewables Council and managed an M&A pipeline. Prior to joining UL, Salley held senior executive roles at GE and Rohm & Haas. Early career roles were with Dupont.
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