Deep Down, Inc. announced the appointment of veteran oil and gas industry executive Micah Simmons as Chief Operating Officer, a new role at the Company. Mr. Simmons appointment is part of a broader management realignment effort initiated last month, which included the appointment of Deep Down CFO Charles Njuguna to serve as CEO. Mr. Simmons, 43, was most recently Vice President of Project Management for Global Operations in Siemens Oil and Gas, based in Houston, Texas. Mr. Simmons led the global project organization, with responsibility for project strategy, execution, processes, and governance across ten factories. While at Siemens he was charged with building the project management organization to improve customer satisfaction and project results across legacy Siemens & Dresser-Rand factories. Prior to Siemens, Mr. Simmons spent 20 years with TechnipFMC most recently as a Vice President, Global Supply and led teams of hundreds of employees over the course of his career in Malaysia, Norway and Houston, including those focused on subsea manifolds and pipeline systems.