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Management Team
has served as a director and as our President and Chief Executive Officer since June 2002 and assumed the role as our Chairman of the Board beginning in May 2003. Prior to joining Grant Prideco, Mr. McShane was Senior Vice President-Finance and Chief Financial Officer and director of BJ Services Company from 1998, and Vice President-Finance and Chief Financial Officer from 1990 to 1998. Mr. McShane joined BJ Services Company in 1987 from Reed Tool Company, where he was employed for seven years in various financial management positions.
was appointed Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer on January 12, 2004. Before joining Grant Prideco, he served as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer at Veritas DGC, Inc. Prior to joining Veritas in 2001, Mr. Fitzgerald spent 12 years with BJ Services Company as Vice President and Controller. During his career, he has also held senior management positions with Baker Hughes, Inc. where he was Director of Corporate Audit and from 1981 to 1987 he was a Senior Manager with Ernst and Whinney, serving in the firm’s Houston and London offices. Mr. Fitzgerald is actively involved in various oil and gas industry trade associations and charitable organizations. Mr. Fitzgerald holds a Masters degree from the University of Florida and is a member of the Financial Executives Institute and the American Institute of CPAs.
was appointed Vice President Human Resources on April 24, 2006.
Previously, Mr. Steen served as Vice President for Administration and
Legal for ReedHycalog, a division of Grant Prideco. From 1999 through 2002,
he served as General Counsel for North America for Schlumberger Oilfield
Services. From 1988 to 1999 Mr. Steen served as General Counsel and Secretary
of Camco International Inc. which merged with Schlumberger in 1998.
Mr. Steen holds a B.S. degree from Texas A&M University and received his Juris Doctor
from South Texas College of Law.
has served as President-ReedHycalog since our acquisition of the ReedHycalog drill bits business from Schlumberger Technology Corporation in December 2002. From 1999 until his retirement from Schlumberger in January 2002, Mr. Deane served as Schlumberger's Vice President of Drilling Technology. From 1996 until the merger of Camco International into Schlumberger in 1999, Mr. Deane served as Camco's President of Hycalog. Prior to such time, Mr. Deane served in various positions of increasing responsibility within ReedHycalog.
was appointed Vice President of Corporate Marketing Communications in May 2002. He has more than 30 years experience in B2B marketing and corporate communications. Prior to joining Grant Prideco, Mr. Beltz served as Vice President at Pierpont Communications, a leading Houston-based public relations firm. From 1998-2000 he held the position of Vice President and Sr. Account Director at Bates Churchill Advertising. From 1976-1998, Mr. Beltz held various marketing management positions at FMC Energy Systems Group, a leading manufacturer of oilfield equipment and services and Subsea Systems. In 1992 he was appointed Manager of Marketing Services, directing a wide range of marketing communications activities for seven of FMC’s business units. Mr. Beltz holds a B.S. degree in Business and an Associate degree in Marketing from Oklahoma State University.
was appointed President of Drilling Products and Services in August, 2004. Prior to his appointment, Mr. Black served as President of Tubular Technology and Services. Previously, Mr. Black was Vice President – Operations for ReedHycalog™. Before Grant Prideco's acquisition of ReedHycalog, Mr. Black was involved in Business Development/Mergers and Acquisitions at Schlumberger. He also held key management positions in the industry, including Vice President & General Manager, of Schlumberger’s Well Completions & Productivity division. Before joining Schlumberger as part of its purchase of Camco, he was with Camco 19 years in various management positions, including President of Camco Products and Services.
was appointed Vice President and Controller in February, 2007. Mr. Boane joined Grant Prideco in 1999 as our Corporate Controller. Prior to joining us, Mr. Boane was Corporate Controller for Noble Drilling Services, Inc. from November 1996 to October 1999. Prior to joining Noble Drilling Services, Inc., Mr. Boane worked for McDonald's Corporation as a Regional Controller and EVI, Inc. as Assistant Corporate Controller. Mr. Boane has a B.B.A. in Finance from Texas A&M University and is a Certified Public Accountant.
has served as our Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
since January 1, 2001. From December 1999 until January 1, 2001,
Mr. Choyce served as our Vice President and Associate General Counsel.
Prior to joining us, Mr. Choyce was a senior associate with Fulbright
& Jaworski L.L.P.'s corporate law practice in Houston, Texas.
Prior to joining Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P., Mr. Choyce was
a certified public accountant with Ernst & Young LLP in Houston,
Texas. Mr. Choyce has a B.B.A. in Accounting from Texas A&M
University and a J.D. from the University of Texas at Austin.
was appointed Vice President of Industry Relations and Account Development. Previously, Mr. Latham served as President of Drilling Products and Services, and from 1990 to 2001, he was Vice President of Sales and Marketing. Prior to joining Grant Prideco, Mr. Latham held a number of progressively responsible management positions at Baker Hughes.
was appointed Vice President, QHSE in February, 2007. Previously, Mr. Childress served as Grant Prideco’s Director for Global Quality, Health, Safety and Environmental. Mr. Childress joined Grant Prideco in May, 2000 as the Director of Health, Safety and Environmental. Prior to his appointment with Grant Prideco, Mr. Childress served with Baker Hughes in numerous roles in multiple divisions beginning in 1977. Mr. Childress has 29 years experience in the oil & gas industry serving in facility, regional and global roles during his career.
was appointed to Vice President – Finance & Investor Relations in February 2007. Previously, Mr. Kneen was Director – Corporate Development & Planning of Grant Prideco. Mr. Kneen joined Grant Prideco in June 2003. Prior to joining Grant Prideco, Mr. Kneen held executive finance positions at Azurix Corp. and Enron Corp. Mr. Kneen was previously an Audit Manager with Price Waterhouse LLP, serving in the firm’s Houston office. Mr. Kneen holds an M.B.A. from Rice University, a B.B.A. in Accounting from Texas A&M University, and is a Certified Public Accountant and a Chartered Financial Analyst.
was appointed President of Tubular Technology and Services in October, 2004. Before his appointment, Mr. Breihan served as Vice President of Engineering for Grant Prideco's Drilling Products and Services Division. Previously, Mr. Breihan served as Director of Engineering for Atlas Bradford and Engineering and Quality Assurance Manager for Baker Hughes. Mr. Breihan holds a B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Texas - Austin, is a graduate of the Phillip Crosby Quality College and received his MBA from the University of Houston.
Board of Directors
Grant Prideco's Board of Directors consists of a nine member panel.
The following is a brief biography of each board member.
is a Managing Director of Lehman Brothers, Inc., an investment banking company, where he has been employed for more than the past five years. Mr. Butters is currently Chairman of the Board of Directors of GulfMark Offshore, Inc., and a director of Weatherford International Ltd.
served as a Managing Director of Lehman Brothers, Inc., until his retirement in 2000. Mr. Fried had been a member of the Lehman Brothers Investment Committee for nine years and was also a member of the Lehman Brothers Commitment Committee and Fairness Opinion Committee. Mr. Fried joined Shearson Hayden Stone Inc., a predecessor firm to Lehman Brothers, Inc., in 1976 and became a Managing Director in 1982. Mr. Fried is also a director of Axsys Technologies, Inc. and Blount International, Inc.
currently serves as Chairman of the Board of Exterran Holdings, Inc. and has previously served as Chairman of the Board of Hanover Compressor Company and as a director of Hydril Company until their respective mergers earlier in 2007. Mr. Hall was a Managing Director at Credit Suisse First Boston. While at Credit Suisse First Boston, Mr. Hall served as Senior Oil Field Services Analyst and Co-Head of the Global Energy Group. Prior to joining First Boston Corporation, Mr. Hall was an engineer with Raytheon Corporation. Mr. Hall is also involved in various capacities with several non-profit organizations.
served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of PanEnergy Corp. until his retirement in 1997, and as PanEnergy's Chief Executive Officer from November 1990 until April 1995. Mr. Hendrix was President and Chief Executive Officer of Texas Eastern Corporation from 1986 to 1989. Mr. Hendrix serves as a director of Duke Energy, Newfield Exploration Company and Allied Waste, Inc.
served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Blount International, Inc. from March 2001 until his retirement in August 2002. Prior to such time, Mr. Layman served in various executive positions at Blount, including President and Chief Operating Officer, Executive Vice President-Finance and Operations and Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. From September 1988 until joining Blount in 1993, Mr. Layman served as Senior Vice President-Finance and Administration of VME Group, N.V., The Hague, Netherlands. Mr. Layman is a director of Blount,
GrafTech International Ltd and Infinity Property & Casualty Corp.
(refer to "Management Profile" above).
has been a private investor, principally in the oil and gas exploration and oilfield services business in Houston, Texas, for more than the past five years. He served as Chairman of the Board of Weatherford Enterra, a predecessor to Weatherford International Ltd., from May 1989 to December 1992. He also serves on the board of Weatherford International Ltd.
has been involved in the oil and gas business since 1956. From 1984 to 1986, he served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Meridian Oil, Inc. and from 1978 to 1982 he served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Superior Oil Company. Since 1986, Mr. Reid has been an oil and gas consultant. Mr. Reid also serves as a director of Western Gas Resources, Inc. and as a director of Texas Regional Bancshares, Inc. Mr. Reid received his M.B.A. from Harvard Graduate School of Business and his Bachelor of Science Degree from Louisiana State University.
has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Newfield Exploration Company since February 2000 and was elected Chairman of the Board of Newfield in September 2004. Prior to such time, Mr. Trice served as Newfield's President and Chief Operating Officer from May 1999, and as its Vice President-Finance and International from July 1997. Prior to joining Newfield, Mr. Trice served as President and Chief Executive Officer and as a director of the Huffco Group from 1991 to July 1997. Mr. Trice is also a director of Newfield, Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc. and New Jersey Resources, Inc.
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