Gavin Rennick is president of Schlumberger New Energy, a position he assumed in April 2022. Prior to his current role, he was vice president of Human Resources. He previously served as president of Software Integrated Solutions and held various corporate and operations management roles, including integration manager for the Cameron International merger; vice president Drilling Products; GeoMarket Manager for Australia, New Zealand, and Papua New Guinea; and human resources manager for Drilling & Measurements. Earlier in his career, Rennick held a number of technical and management positions in operations, human resources, and technology development in Malaysia, United States, France, Norway, and Australia.
He joined Schlumberger in 1998 as a directional services drilling engineer in Saudi Arabia.Rennick earned bachelor’s degrees in electrical engineering and business administration, both from the University of Western Australia.
At a young age Gavin’s family backed up their belongings and left India to immigrate to Western Australia. We talk to Gavin about his upbringing in Australia and the unique family tradition that starts at the age of 21. He opens up about the new perception he gained, how important it is to travel, if given the opportunity, and the difference it made in his life.
Gavin shares his experiences as he moved up in his career. The importance of feeling like you are making an impact, even if the next role might not be the role you thought was right for you, there is still learning to be had and impacts to be made. He shares his feelings on imposter syndrome and the difference between the way men and women handle these feelings. We talk about “ Building Character” moments during his career. He shares the difficult period he had to manage as the VP of HR during the pandemic. We end the podcast discussing his view on his new role as President of New Energy and what it means for the future of our industry, recruitment and retention.
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