Bristow Group, a provider of helicopter services to the offshore energy industry, has appointed Edward Chipman Earle as general counsel, corporate secretary and senior vice president, effective July 30. In his new role, Earle will be responsible for global legal operations, compliance and internal audit.

Earle joins Bristow Group with more than 10 years of legal experience. Previously, he served as assistant vice president of global legal at Transocean, an offshore drilling company, where he managed the worldwide operations legal team. He also served as general counsel for Transocean's Europe and Africa business unit, as well as associate general counsel and corporate secretary.

Prior to Transocean, Earle served as a corporate and securities lawyer at Baker Botts. He began his legal career as a corporate and securities associate with law firm Wilson, Sonsini, Goodrich & Rosati.