National Oilwell Varco (NOV)
Houston, has announced the following new appointments. Mark Reese has been named as president of NOV’s Rig Solutions group, Jeremy Thigpen as president of Downhole and Pumping Solutions, Robert Workman as president of Distribution Services group, and Kirk Shelton as president of Mission/Mono Products.
Reese joined National Supply Co. in 1981, and has held a variety of management positions with National Oilwell Varco since then. Thigpen joined National Oilwell in 1997 as a financial analyst. Both Reese and Thigpen completed graduate work at the Harvard Business School. Workman, who holds an MBA from Rice University, has served in leadership positions since joining National Oilwell in 1991. Shelton, a graduate of East Central University, started work in 1980 for TRW-Mission, which was the first acquisition of National Oilwell.
National Oilwell Varco is a worldwide leader in the design, manufacture, and sale of comprehensive systems and components used in oil and gas drilling and production, tubular inspection, internal tubular coatings, integrated systems, downhole tools, lifting and handling equipment, as well as in providing supply chain integration services to the upstream oil and gas industry.
Amec plc
Houston, has announced that Susan Waller has joined the firm as vice-president.
Waller will hold senior oil and gas business development responsibilities with Amec’s earth & environmental business. Her 30 years of energy industry experience includes positions with Shaw Environmental & Infrastructure, RCP Inc., and El Paso Energy.
Amec plc provides a full range of environmental and geotechnical engineering services to the North American and international oil and gas industry, supporting upstream and downstream activities.
