Hayward Tyler Group – a leading manufacturer of pumps and motors for the power generation and oil and gas industries – today announces the strengthening of its oil and gas division with the appointment of Darren Cowley as Oil and Gas Market Development Manager.
Darren, a mechanical engineering graduate, has over 20 years experience in the pump and valve industry. Darren joins from Knowsley SK, where he spent 5 years developing their market in Europe and Central Eastern Europe (Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan), worked on a number of projects including Kasahgan, Tengiz and Karachaganak and was responsible for the company’s biggest order of £2.5 million for the supply of equipment for the Akpo FPSO project ordered by Technip in Paris.
Mark Wood, Sales and Marketing Director at Hayward Tyler Group, comments: "We view Darren’s appointment as another step towards consolidating our position in the international oil and gas markets. His expertise and knowledge comes at a time when oil prices are reaching new highs, global demand is increasing and companies are pushing their exploration and drilling into more extreme environments."