Food services giant Sodexo has appointed Susan Elson as its senior vice president for its offshore and marine business in the UK and Ireland.
The offshoot serves customers in oil and gas, mining, engineering and construction sectors among others.
Elston, who has 18 years’ experience in the oil and gas sector, joined Sodexo five years ago.
She will be based at the company’s Aberdeen office and will report directly to global chief executive for offshore and marine, Lindsay Tocher.
Tocher said: “We are delighted to appoint Susan to this role, she brings a wealth of experience in the sector and will continue to ensure the successful development and deployment of solutions for our clients.”
Elston added: “I am really pleased to be leading the UK and Ireland team who are doing a fantastic job delivering quality of life solutions to our clients.
“In addition to this I will also be looking to develop our diversity and inclusion strategy particularly around gender balance as well as looking at employee engagement and of course continuing the focus on safety for both our employees and those of our clients.”