function or region, whilst others actively seek out opportunities
to expand their experience across geographical and functional
boundaries. successful career management is about having a
longer term career goal in mind that is realistic and achievable so
that when an opportunity comes along you can decide whether it
will help you achieve your ambitions or not. while it's not always
easy to step out of the comfort zone, taking the opportunity to work
in a different function or region provides a rich learning experience
and a much broader perspective of the organisation. in our global,
fast moving world people with ambition who are willing to step out
of their comfort zone will be the key to our future. here Keynotes
profiles a small selection of the rewarding careers that people are
building for themselves throughout the world.
marine construction industry 18 with Acergy.
He has found Acergy to be an excellent career
development environment which has presented
a host of opportunities. Having attended
Acergy's leadership development programme
(ldp) and our project management programme
(pmp) Andrew has been overseeing the
development in exxonmobil history. He has recently been appointed
director of projects and operations in Acergy north America and
mexico.
Finance director, for Asia and middle east, he has
attended the career development programme,
ldp, the regional leadership Forum and
the Acergy project management Foundation
course. "I have been extremely fortunate to have
experienced a number of different and challenging
roles within Acergy, both in corporate as well
as Asia and middle east finance," he said. "one of the highlights
has been working as part of the team that developed the blueprint
for recovery and growth a few years ago. to date, my career with
Acergy has been a stimulating learning experience which has played a
significant part in my own personal development."
career and has been applying those
skills as group reporting manager.
she is now moving into a new role as
project manager for the Helios project
the implementation of a new group
consolidation and reporting system.
"working in the regions allows you to
wider; you see what is going on across the entire group. the
combination of the two aspects has given me a very interesting
and rewarding career within Acergy." Bente has worked in
Acergy's offices in norway, France and the United Kingdom.
"working and living in different countries has been a great
opportunity for me, both professionally and personally."
to Ims operations manager for Africa and
mediterranean and he is now strategic
planning project manager based in
london. His career has already taken him
to lobito, Angola where he assisted in the
installation of It and telecommunication
systems. over the past year he has also
had managers who have helped me develop my skills and given
me the motivation and inspiration to live up to my potential."
project engineer for Asset development
when joining Acergy in 1995. After
enjoying roles in both a regional and
corporate environment gael's travels
have taken him across the world. He has
completed the pmp, career development
workshop and ldp, but it was his second
job in the group that was a real turning
point: "ship operations manager was a step change as it focuses
on our core business activity and requires strong relationships
with a large number of internal clients."
build and extend their careers with us. Our size, global presence and spread of
activities mean we are able to offer a range of opportunities to those people who
are keen to expand their careers.