PEOPLE IN BUSINESS
Rowan Cos., a global offshore drilling contractor, announced the following officer promotions:
Fred Brooks has been promoted to executive vice president, operations and engineering.
Darin Gibbins has been promoted to vice president, financial planning and analysis, and treasurer.
Elizabeth Schiffer has been promoted to compliance officer.
Michael J. Blankenship has joined Locke Lord’s Houston office as a partner in the corporate practice group.
Rick Byrd has been appointed executive director of the Houston Gulf Coast Chapter of JDRF, a global organization funding Type 1 diabetes research. Houston commercial litigator Megan Moore has joined Rusty Hardin & Associates as senior associate.
Perkins+Will, a global architecture and design firm, has named Jason Chan as southwest regional practice leader for science and technology.
Deloitte appointment announcedof Stephenthe Burrill as vice chairman of Deloitte and national sector leader of the health care providers practice in the United States.
The Chronicle lists appointments to executive-level positions in Houston. Send announcements to katherine.feser@chron.com.