The American Affiliation of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG) is happy to announce that Thomas Wilker has been appointed as its new government director. A longstanding member of AAPG, the Society of Exploration Geophysicists (SEG), and the Houston Geological Society (HGS), Wilker brings a wealth of expertise, established enterprise acumen, and a ardour for the geosciences to the place.
Previous to becoming a member of AAPG, Wilker has had a powerful profession within the non-public sector, together with former management
roles at Devon Power, Burlington Sources, The Carlyle Group, and EP Power. Most lately, he was the chief working officer for PetroSkills, the place he efficiently led operations and contributed to the corporate’s
continued development. Earlier than becoming a member of PetroSkills, Wilker served as senior vp, subsurface at Wooden
Mackenzie. There, he oversaw a number of product traces and directed greater than 70 material professional workers comprised of geologists, engineers, GIS professionals, technical gross sales personnel, product managers, and knowledge scientists.
Wilker can also be the president and founding father of his personal vitality consultancy, Curator Upstream, primarily based in The Woodlands, Texas and is a Texas State Licensed Geophysicist.
His distinctive mixture of strategic management and geoscientific experience makes him well-equipped to information AAPG into its subsequent part of development and innovation. “Tom has all of the enterprise ability units and foundational geoscience data that we had been searching for to maneuver AAPG ahead,” mentioned Deborah Sacrey, AAPG president. “We all know he will probably be a terrific asset for the group for a few years to come back.”
Wilker holds a bachelor’s diploma in geology from California Lutheran College, and a grasp’s diploma in geology from the South Dakota Faculty of Mines.
“I’m excited to tackle this new function and stay up for working alongside such a devoted and passionate group of geoscientists,” mentioned Wilker. “AAPG has lengthy been a cornerstone of the geosciences group, and I’m anxious to contribute to its mission and assist form its future.”
Wilker will start his new place as government director on 5 Could 2025.
