Baker Hughes Inc.
Houston, has appointed Frank M. Davis as president of Baker Hughes Russia Inc., William P. Faubel as vice-president of enterprise marketing for Baker Hughes oilfield operations, Paul S. Butero as president of Baker Atlas, and Gary G. Rich as president of Hughes Christensen.
Davis joined Hughes Tool Co. in 1976, and has held a variety of positions in Baker Hughes, including management positions in the Middle East and Asia Pacific.
Faubel has a BS degree in mechanical engineering from Southern Methodist University, and joined Hughes Tool Co. as a field engineer in 1977. He has served as president of Baker Atlas since November 2005.
Butero, who earned a BS degree from the University of Colorado, has been with Baker Hughes for 25 years in a number of operations roles in the US and Eastern Hemisphere.
Rich joined Inteq as a senior financial analyst in 1987, and has held a number of marketing and operations positions with the company since that time. He received his BS degree in accounting from Brigham Young University and MS degree in science & technology commercialization from the University of Texas.
Baker Hughes Inc. is a leading provider of drilling, formation evaluation, completion, and production products and services for the worldwide oil and gas industry.
Clark-Reliance Corp.
Strongsville, Ohio, has named Richard A. Solon as president and CEO. Solon has held senior management positions with various manufacturing companies, most recently serving as president and CEO of Trans-Industries Inc.
Clark-Reliance Corp. is a multi-divisional corporation serving the petrochemical, refining, and power generating industries. Its three operating groups are: instrument and controls group, filtration group, and filtration elements group.
Verano Inc.
Mansfield, Mass., has announced the acquisition of the Managed Security Services Div. of e-DMZ Security LLC. As a result of the acquisition, Verano is launching Industrial Defender Co-Managed Security, the market’s only co-managed security service for the real-time SCADA and control environment.
e-DMZ Security Managed Services provides co-managed firewall and intrusion detection services for high-risk financial services, pharmaceutical, and industrial networks.
Verano Inc., a SCADA security company, supplies services to customers in power generation, utilities, energy, transportation, chemicals, and process manufacturing industries.
Global Industries Ltd.
Carlyss, La., has named B.K. Chin as chief executive officer and member of the board of directors. He succeeds William J. Dore, founder of Global Industries and CEO since 1973. Dore has elected to retire from active management.
Chin has more than 25 years of experience managing engineering and marine construction projects in the energy services industry, most recently serving as president and COO of Air Liquide USA. He also spent a number of years with Halliburton subsidiary Brown & Root. He holds a BS degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Singapore.
Global Industries Ltd. provides pipeline construction, platform installation and removal, diving services, and other marine support to the oil and gas industry in the Gulf of Mexico, West Africa, Asia Pacific, the Mediterranean, Middle East, India, South American, and Mexico’s Bay of Campeche.
Sola Communications LLC
Lafayette, La., has announced plans to merge with PetroCom, a New Orleans-based provider of telecommunications and network solutions with over 20 years of experience in the offshore industry.
Sola Communications LLC specializes in the design, installation, enhancement, and service of telecommunications, antenna and tower, and satellite solutions worldwide.
