HOUSTON, Nov. 14, 2016
/PRNewswire/ -- Tesco Corporation ("TESCO" or the "Company")
(NASDAQ: TESO) today announced the appointment of John Gatlin as Senior Vice President and Chief
Operating Officer, effective immediately. In this role, Mr. Gatlin
will lead both the Products and Tubular Services segments and be
responsible for Tesco's QHSE, global manufacturing and supply chain
management. He will report directly to Fernando Assing, Tesco's President and Chief
Executive Officer.
"We are pleased that John has agreed to join the Tesco team.
John brings two decades of diverse leadership experience in the
energy services industry, from building strong operational teams
that deliver results to exploiting new international market
opportunities. This included designing and implementing new
business processes that improve quality, performance and cost
efficiencies. In addition, John brings significant experience in
integrating strategic acquisitions," Mr. Assing said.
"We are reinventing and repositioning Tesco to meet the new
realities of an increasingly competitive market. We are doing this
through initiatives that integrate drilling services into rig
operations, particularly around automating pipe handling,
mechanizing rig floors and developing plug and play tools that can
easily move between rigs. John's strategic thinking and strong
operational acumen will help us successfully accelerate that
transformation to put Tesco back onto a path of sustained top-line
growth and profitability."
Mr. Gatlin has 20 years of experience in the energy services and
consulting businesses. He joins Tesco from a position as
Senior Advisor to the Chairman of Chemeor Inc. and previously
served as Chemeor's President and Chief Executive Officer from
April 2014 to April 2016.
Earlier, Mr. Gatlin held several management roles with National
Oilwell Varco, most recently as President of the Pressure Pumping
Equipment division from March 2012 to
April 2014 and President of the NOV
IntelliServ joint venture between National Oilwell Varco and
Schlumberger from June 2009 until
March 2012. Previously, he worked with McKinsey & Co.'s
Corporate Finance and Strategy practice.
Mr. Gatlin holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Petroleum
Engineering from the University of Texas at
Austin and a Masters of Business Administration from the
Wharton School at the University of
Pennsylvania.
About Tesco
Tesco Corporation is a global leader in the design, manufacture
and service of technology based solutions for the upstream energy
industry. The Company's strategy is to change the way people drill
wells by delivering safer and more efficient solutions that add
real value by reducing the costs of drilling for and producing oil
and natural gas. TESCO® is a registered trademark in
the United States, Canada and the European Union. Casing Drive
System™, CDS™ is a trademark in the
United States and Canada.
For further information please contact:
Chris
Boone – Chief Financial Officer
Tesco Corporation
(713) 359-7000
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