Pacific Drilling S.A. announced that Michael Acuff joined the company as senior vice president of sales and business development, effective June 1, 2014. Acuff will be based in Houston and responsible for management and administration of all company sales, contract acquisition and corporate planning activities. Acuff most recently was senior vice president of contracts and marketing at Diamond Offshore.

His extensive industry experience includes more than a decade at Transocean, where he held various management positions in marketing, corporate planning, operations and human resources. In conjunction with the expansion of the team, Bob MacChesney will move to the role of SVP of key accounts. He will continue to be based in Singapore and will focus on developing and maintaining strategic relationships with certain key existing and target clients in Europe and Southeast Asia.