Wild Well Control Inc.,
Houston, has named Freddy Gebhardt president. Since 2005, he has served as executive vice-president and general manager of WWC. Gebhardt’s career in the energy industry spans more than 30 years, with a focus on well control and blowout response and prevention, well capping, snubbing, and coiled tubing operations. He first joined WWC in 1983 as a senior well control specialist.
WWC provides worldwide services to the energy industry, including firefighting, well control, and related engineering services, marine engineering, and well control training.
Global Oilfield Services,
Houston, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the Green Country Submersible Pumps business of Green Country Supply Inc., a subsidiary of Chaparral Energy Inc. Closing is expected by the end of the second quarter. As part of funding for the acquisition, Global has reached agreement for a line of equity from Pine Brook Road Partners LLC. Pine Brook will provide up to $100 million of funding over time. In a related move, Global has added Pine Brook managing directors Arnold Chavkin, Michael McMahon, and investment professional Alex Bell to its board of directors. Former Global directors Peter Goode and Victor Grijalva will continue to serve on the board.
Pine Brook is a New York-based private equity firm established in 2006 by a team of private equity professionals to make business-building and other equity investments, primarily in the energy and financial services sectors.
Green Country manufactures, repairs, and distributes electrical submersible pumping equipment.
Global manufactures, installs, and services artificial lift equipment for the global onshore production market.
Victaulic Co.,
Easton, Pa., has promoted Grady Wilkerson to vice-president, sales. Previously, he was US divisional manager for Victaulic since 2003. Wilkerson will help develop and increase Victaulic’s presence in the global oil, gas, and chemical markets. He joined Victaulic in 1980 in sales as part of the West Texas Oil Metro Group in Odessa, Tex. Wilkerson progressed up the ranks as territory manager in San Antonio, regional manager in Kansas City and later Houston, assistant US divisional manager, and national business development manager.