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Board of Directors
Mr. Miller has been a Director of the Company since May 2001. He has served as Chairman of the Board since July 22, 2005 and previously served as Chairman from May 2002 through March 11, 2005. He served as the Company’s Chief Operating Officer from November 2000 through March 11, 2005. He has served as President since November 2000 and as Chief Executive Officer since May 2001. He has served in various senior executive positions with National Oilwell since February 1996.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| National Oilwell Varco, Inc. |
Chief Executive Officer |
Current |
| Drillwell |
President and Chief Executive Officer |
Current |
| National Oilwell Varco, Inc. |
President |
Current |
| National Oilwell Varco, Inc. |
Vice President, Marketing, Drilling Systems |
Current |
| National Oilwell Varco, Inc. |
Chairman |
Current |
| National Petroleum Council |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Chesapeake Energy Corporation |
Director |
Current |
| National Oilwell Varco, Inc. |
Chief Operating Officer |
Former |
| Helmerich & Payne International Drilling Co. |
Vice President, U.S. Operations. |
Former |
| National Oilwell Varco, Inc. |
Senior Executive Positions |
Former |
| National Oilwell Varco, Inc. |
Director |
Former |
| Harvard Business School |
MBA |
Former |
| United States Military Academy |
|
Former |
Mr. Smith has served as President – Services since March 2005. From May 2000 until the Merger, Mr. Smith served as President-Varco Services Group. From July 1996 to May 2000, he was Varco’s Vice President-Western Hemisphere Operations.
Mr. Reese has served as President - Rig Technology since August 2007, He served as President – Expendable Products since January 2004. He served as President of the Company’s Mission Products Group from August 2000 to January 2004. From May 1997 to August 2000 he was Vice President of Operations for the Company’s Distribution Services Group.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Dreco, Inc |
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
Current |
| National Oilwell Varco, Inc. |
Chief Financial Officer |
Current |
| Rolligon Corp |
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
Current |
| Ctes, Ltd. |
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
Current |
| Quality Tubing |
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
Current |
| National Oilwell Varco, Inc. |
Executive Vice President |
Current |
| Benchmark Electronics Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Varco |
Chief Financial Officer |
Former |
| Varco International, Inc. |
Chief Financial Officer |
Former |
| National Oilwell Varco, Inc. |
Senior Vice President |
Former |
| Varco |
Vice President |
Former |
| Shell Oil Company |
|
Former |
| The University of Texas at Austin |
M.B.A. |
Former |
| Princeton University |
B.S. Degree In Civil, Geological Engineering |
Former |
Mr. Blanchard has served as the Company’s Vice President, Corporate Controller and Chief Accounting Officer since May, 2005. Mr. Blanchard as Controller of Varco from 1999 and as its Vice President from 2002 until the Merger.
Mr. Rettig has served as the Company’s Vice President and General Counsel since February 1999, and from February 1998 to February 1999 as General Counsel of the Company’s Distribution Services Group.
Andy Blackwood serves as a clearing house for verbal abuse within the band. He dishes it out, and boy, does he take it. Andy holds a bachelor's degree in music from Boston University where he studied with Sam Pilafian and a master's degree from Northwestern University where he studied with Rex Martin. As an "adult," he obtained a second bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Minnesota. He is currently a CAD support specialist with National Oilwell Varco. Yes, he is aware that it should be "Oil Well," but NOWV wouldn't be a TLA.* Besides, one has to pick one's battles. Andy is mostly grateful to have a boss who actually knows what it is he does for a living. In his free time, Andy enjoys going to concerts He attended 72 during 2008 and 73 during 2007. No, really. He also collects beer- and sports-related memorabilia, although he isn't really sure why anymore. He is also an avid poker player, although not in immediate danger of appearing on television in that capacity, which is just fine by him. He is a regular at Canterbury Card Club and on Poker Stars, as well as a moderator on twoplustwo.com. Andy's chair is sponsored by Grace Hendrickson.
David Burciaga serves as vice president of sales and marketing for the Americas and Korea. In this role, Burciaga leads the division's regional project sales efforts in addition to other special projects. Burciaga has extensive oil and gas industry experience including several management and sales leadership positions with large oil and gas service companies such as FMC, National Oilwell, and Dresser Industries.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Consolidatedvalve.Com |
Director of Dresser, Inc. and Chairman of the Compensation Committee |
Current |
| Masoneilan Company, Ltd. |
Director of Dresser, Inc. and Chairman of the Compensation Committee |
Current |
| Dresser Al Rushaid Valve and Instrument Co. (Darvico) |
Director of Dresser, Inc. and Chairman of the Compensation Committee |
Current |
| Waukesha Engine Division Dresser Industries |
|
Current |
| Rolligon Corp |
Director |
Current |
| Quanta Services, Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| National Oilwell Varco, Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| First Reserve Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| T-3 Energy Services, Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| Quality Tubing |
Director |
Current |
| Chart Industries, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Trico Marine Services, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Ctes, Ltd. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| First Reserve Corporation |
President |
Former |
| First Reserve Corporation |
Managing Director and Co-Head |
Former |
| Simmons & Company International |
Managing Director |
Former |
| Dresser, Inc. |
Director of Dresser, Inc. and Chairman of the Compensation Committee |
Former |
| First Reserve Corporation |
Corporate Manager of Private Investments |
Former |
| Simmons & Company International |
Co-Head of Investment Banking |
Former |
| Chart Industries, Inc. |
Chairman |
Former |
| Dresser, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| Wharton Graduate School of the University of Pennsylvania |
M.B.A. |
Former |
| Princeton University |
B.A. Degree |
Former |
| Blyth, Eastman Dillon & Co. |
Team Member |
Former |
Mr. Harrison has been a Director of the Company since August 2003. He has served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Pentair, Inc., a diversified manufacturer in water technologies and enclosures businesses since February 2000 until his retirement in February 2007. From September 1999 through February 2000, Mr. Harrison was Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Scotts Company, a lawn and garden products company. He was Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and a Director of Coltec Industries, a company in the industrial and aerospace arena from 1996 to 1999. He also served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Pentair, Inc. from 1994 to 1996.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Plains Marketing, LP |
Chairman & CEO |
Current |
| Quality Tubing |
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer |
Current |
| Bluewater Gas Storage, LLC |
Chairman and CEO |
Current |
| Ctes, Ltd. |
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer |
Current |
| Rolligon Corp |
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer |
Current |
| Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. |
CEO |
Current |
| Vulcan Energy Corporation |
Chief Executive Officer |
Current |
| Drillwell |
|
Current |
| Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. |
Chairman |
Current |
| Ctes, Ltd. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| National Petroleum Council |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Breitburn Energy Partners L.P. |
Director |
Current |
| National Oilwell Varco, Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| National Petroleum Council |
Member |
Current |
| Vulcan Energy Corporation |
Chief Operating Officer |
Former |
| Vulcan Energy Corporation |
Vice President |
Former |
| Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. |
General Partner |
Former |
| Vulcan Energy Corporation |
Corporate Secretary |
Former |
| Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. |
CEO |
Former |
| Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. |
Board Chairman |
Former |
| Vulcan Energy Corporation |
President |
Former |
| Pine Prairie Energy Center, LLC |
Chairman and CEO |
Former |
| Paa, Inc. |
|
Former |
| Vulcan Energy Corporation |
Director |
Former |
| Varco |
Director |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| USEC Inc. |
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Conemsco |
Current |
| Megatons to Megawatts Program |
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Conemsco |
Current |
| Complete Production Services, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Omi Corporation |
Director |
Current |
| United States Energy Corporation |
Director |
Current |
| Varco International, Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| Foster Wheeler Ltd. |
Board Director |
Current |
| ESCO Technologies, Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| National Oilwell Varco, Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| USEC Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| Baker Hughes Incorporated |
Chief Executive Officer |
Former |
| Baker Hughes Incorporated |
President |
Former |
| Baker Hughes Incorporated |
Chairman Emeritus |
Former |
| Forest Laboratories, Inc. |
Director |
Former |
| Varco |
Director |
Former |
Robert "Bob" Beauchamp is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of BMC Software (NYSE: BMC), a leading global enterprise management solutions company. Joining the company in 1988 as a sales executive, Beauchamp rose rapidly, serving in key leadership positions in research and development, strategic marketing and corporate development. Named to lead BMC in 2001, Beauchamp led the company's highly successful transformation from a mainframe tools vendor to one that delivers the industry's most strategic enterprise management and automation solutions, enabling customers to automate their IT and prove its business value. For the four fiscal quarters ended September 30, 2008, BMC revenue was a record $1.83 billion. Beauchamp currently serves on the boards of National Oilwell Varco, Memorial- Hermann Hospital System, Houston Police Foundation and the New York Stock Exchange's International Advisory Committee. He serves in a number of prominent industry and civic organizations. Beauchamp holds a bachelor's degree in Finance from the University of Texas at Austin and a Master of Science degree in management from Houston Baptist University.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| BMC Software, Inc. |
Chairman, President & CEO |
Current |
| Houston Technology Center |
Director |
Current |
| National Oilwell Varco, Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| Texas Medical Center |
Board Member |
Current |
| Houston Technology Center |
President and CEO, Bmc Software |
Former |
| BMC Software, Inc. |
Vice President of Strategic Marketing and Corporate Development |
Former |
| BMC Software, Inc. |
Director of Strategic Marketing |
Former |
| Houston Baptist University |
Master of Science Degree In Management |
Former |
| Houston Technology Center |
Advisor |
Former |
| BMC Software, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| Houston Baptist University |
Master of Science, Management Degree |
Former |
| The University of Texas at Austin |
Bachelor of Business Administration & Finance Degree |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Quality Tubing |
Chairman and CEO |
Current |
| Spinnaker Exploration Company |
Chief Executive Officer |
Current |
| Ctes, Ltd. |
Chairman and CEO |
Current |
| Rolligon Corp |
Chairman and CEO |
Current |
| Spinnaker Exploration Company |
President |
Current |
| Bill Barrett Corp. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| National Oilwell Varco, Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| Spinnaker Exploration Company |
Director |
Current |
| Ctes, Ltd. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
William E. Macaulay is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of First Reserve Corporation, a Connecticut-based private equity investment firm, which he joined in 1983. Mr. Macaulay served as a director of Weatherford Enterra from October 1995 to May 1998. He serves as a director of Dresser-Rand Group, Inc. (a supplier of compression and turbine equipment to the oil, gas, petrochemical and industrial process industries).
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| First Reserve Corporation |
Chief Executive Officer |
Current |
| Waukesha Engine Division Dresser Industries |
|
Current |
| Dresser-Rand Group Inc. |
Chairman of the Board |
Current |
| First Reserve Corporation |
Chairman |
Current |
| Weatherford International Ltd. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| The Rogosin Institute |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| The Rogosin Institute |
Vice-Chairman |
Current |
| Pride International, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| National Oilwell Varco, Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| Dresser Al Rushaid Valve and Instrument Co. (Darvico) |
Director |
Current |
| Consolidatedvalve.Com |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Masoneilan Company, Ltd. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Weatherford International Ltd. |
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of First Reserve Corporation |
Former |
| Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. |
General Partner |
Former |
| Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. |
Director of Corporate Finance |
Former |
| Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. |
Chairman |
Former |
| Pride International, Inc. |
Chairman |
Former |
| Foundation Coal Holdings, Inc. |
Chairman |
Former |
| Foundation Coal Holdings, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| Wharton Graduate School of the University of Pennsylvania |
M.B.A. |
Former |
| Wharton Graduate School of the University of Pennsylvania |
B.B.A. Degree |
Former |
| City College of New York |
B.B.A. degree, Magna Cum Laude in Economics |
Former |
| Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. |
Member |
Former |
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