Energy Workforce & Technology Council Appoint Board of Directors
by Paul Anderson|Rigzone Staff|Monday, April 11, 2022
The Energy Workforce & Technology Council held its annual meeting in Point Clear, Alabama, and has named the Board of Directors to steer the council in the 2022-23 term.
The Energy Workforce & Technology Council is the U.S. trade association for the energy technology and services sector, representing more than 600,000 jobs in the technology-driven energy value chain.
Michael Reeves, President & CEO of Shawcor, and Jack Renshaw, President of C&J Well Services, will remain as co-chairs for 2022-23, while Robert Drummond, President & CEO of NexTier Oilfield Solutions, and Daniel Hindes, Vice President of Well Servicing at ClearWell Dynamics, will remain as co-vice chairs.
As a result of the merger between PESA and AESC, the current co-chairs and co-vice chairs are serving an 18-month term, which will conclude at the 2023 Annual Meeting.
Selected for a first term on the Board of Directors:
• Todd Ennega, Director of Government Affairs, Halliburton
• Brian Groody, Vice President, OFS North America Land, Baker Hughes
• James McDonald, President, Americas Land, Schlumberger
The following were re-elected to the Board of Directors:
• Mike Reeves, President & CEO, Shawcor – Co-Chair
• Jack Renshaw, President, C&J Well Services – Co-Chair
• Robert Drummond, President & CEO, NexTier Oilfield Solutions — Co-Vice Chair
• Daniel Hindes, Vice President – Well Servicing, ClearWell Dynamics — Co-Vice Chair
• Rod Larson, President & CEO, Oceaneering International — Chair Emeritus
• Matt Armstrong, VP of Government & Regulatory Affairs, Baker Hughes – non-voting member
• Chuck Chauviere, President, Subsea Drilling Systems, HMH
• Marshall Dodson, President & CEO, Key Energy Services
• Mark Gjovig, Partner, GO Wireline
• Matt Hooker, COO, Ranger Energy Services
• Craig Lange, Head of Strategy and Corporate Development, Energy & Transportation, Caterpillar
• Leroy Law, President, LL Industrial Transmission
• Scott Livingston, President, Intervention & Stimulation Equipment, NOV
• Mark Reed, General Sales Manager Exploration, Mustang Cat
• Tracie Reed, President, Silverstream Energy Solutions
• Joyce Ryel, Vice President of HSEQ, Fortis Energy Services
• Laura Schilling, SVP Measurement and Production Solutions, TechnipFMC
• Warren Zemlak, President & CEO, BJ Energy Solutions
Reappointed to the Advisory Board:
• Erica Baird, President – Industrial Segment, Cummins Sales & Service North America
• Edward Bayhi, CFO, GD Energy Products
• Justin Bliffen, CEO and Founder, Brigade Energy Services
• Jeff Boettiger, Business Development, Stage Completions
• Dave Christmas, CEO, Stage Completions
• Melissa Cougle, Board Member, Tidewater
• Kevin Crowley, Board Member, Forged Products
• David de Roode, Partner and Executive Vice President, Lockton Global Energy & Marine
• Celine Gerson, President and Group Director – Americas, Fugro
• Lucas Gjovig, COO, GO Wireline
• Jonathan Hamilton, COO, GoExpedi
• Katherine Hargis, SVP, CAO, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary, Key Energy Services
• Gary Hauck, VP of Marketing, Communications, Business Development and Innovation, Vallourec
• Bonnie Houston, Chief Administrative Officer, NOV
• Neal Lux, President & CEO, Forum Energy Technologies
• Jill Massonne, Director, Global Off-Highway Sales, Allison Transmission
• January McKee, President, AMGAS Services
• Bruce Miller, Vice President, Director of Government & Industry Affairs, Schlumberger
• Megan Oberly, Vice President – Solutions Marketing, Helmerich & Payne
• Kyle O’Neill, CFO, U.S. Well Services
• Douglas Orr, Partner, Heidrick & Struggles
• David Paradis, CEO, Trillium Flow Technologies
• Ryan Phillips, Chairman of the Board, Axis Energy Services
• Dan Pratt, Vice President of Northwest Operations, DistributionNOW
• James Prince, Vice President — International Trade Compliance, Baker Hughes
• Kyle Ramachandran, President & CFO, Solaris Oilfield Infrastructure
• J. Wayne Richards, President & CEO, GR Energy Services
• Gabriel Rio, President & CEO, Milestone Environmental Services
• Etienne Roux, Senior Vice President, North America, Weatherford
• Sanjiv Shah, Managing Director Piper Sandler
• John Shanahan, General Manager, Caterpillar Oil & Gas
• Sivasankaran ‘Soma’ Somasundaram, President & CEO, ChampionX
• Dave Warnick, Division VP, HR, SPM Oil & Gas, A Caterpillar Company
• Jim Wicklund, Founder, Wicklund & Associates
• Donald Young, Founder, Race Rock Group
The Council co-chairs and co-vice chairs serve one year in office. Board and Advisory Board members are elected to three-year terms.
The Council stressed these industry leaders will serve a critical role in guiding the Association and the energy services and technology sector during ongoing challenges facing the industry, especially those brought on by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.