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These excerpts taken from the PKD 10-K filed Mar 2, 2009. EXECUTIVE
OFFICERS
Officers are elected each year by the board of directors
following the annual meeting for a term of one year and until
the election and qualification of their successors. The current
executive officers of the Company and their ages, positions with
the Company and business experience are presented below:
(1) Robert L. Parker Jr., 60, chairman and chief executive
officer, joined Parker Drilling in 1973 as a contract
representative and was named manager of U.S. operations
later in 1973. He was elected a vice president in 1973,
executive vice president in 1976 and was named president and
chief operating officer in October 1977. In December 1991, he
was named chief executive officer, and was elected chairman in
April 2006. He has been a director since 1973.
(2) David C. Mannon, 51, president and chief operating
officer, joined Parker Drilling in December 2004 as senior
vice president and chief operating officer. He was appointed
president in July 2007. From April 2003 through November 2004,
Mr. Mannon held the positions of President and chief
executive officer of Triton Engineering Services Company
(“Triton”), a subsidiary of Noble Drilling. From 1988
to March 2003 he held various other positions with Triton. From
1980 through 1988, Mr. Mannon served SEDCO-FOREX, formerly
SEDCO, as a drilling engineer. Mr. Mannon is currently a
member of the International Association of Drilling Contractors
(IADC), Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) and the American
Association of Drilling Engineers (AADE), and also serves on the
Upstream Committee of the American Petroleum Institute (API).
(3) W. Kirk Brassfield, 53, senior vice president and chief
financial officer, joined Parker Drilling in March 1998 as
controller and principal accounting officer. From 1991 through
March 1998, Mr. Brassfield served in various positions,
including subsidiary controller and director of financial
planning of MAPCO Inc., a diversified energy company. From 1979
through 1991, Mr. Brassfield served at the public
accounting firm, KPMG.
(4) Denis J. Graham, 59, vice president of engineering,
joined Parker Drilling in 2000 as vice president of engineering.
Mr. Graham has nearly 30 years of industry experience.
Prior to joining Parker Drilling, he held the position of senior
vice president of technical services for Diamond Offshore
Drilling Company. Mr. Graham is a Registered Professional
Engineer in the State of Texas and holds a master of
engineering/civil structural degree from the University of
Houston and a bachelor of science/ocean engineering degree from
Texas A & M University.
(5) Ronald C. Potter, 55, vice president and general
counsel, re-joined Parker Drilling in June 2003 as vice
president and general counsel. From 2001 through May 2003,
Mr. Potter was Parker Drilling’s outside legal counsel
as a shareholder of Conner & Winters, P.C. in
Tulsa, Oklahoma. From 1980 to 2001, he served Parker Drilling in
various positions, most recently as chief legal counsel and
corporate secretary.
(6) Lynn G. Cullom, 54, principal accounting officer and
corporate controller, joined Parker Drilling in August 2004 as
director of corporate planning. She was named principal
accounting officer in October 2005 and controller in March 2005.
From March 2001 through August 2004, Ms. Cullom served in
various accounting and reporting director positions at
El Paso Corporation, most recently as Director of Power
Asset Accounting, from January 2003 through February 2004, and
as Accounting Director for Power, Petroleum, Field Services and
Other Assets, from February 2004 through July 2004.
Ms. Cullom served in various positions for Coastal
Corporation from September 1979 through February 2001, including
vice president of financial reporting and planning for Coastal
Mart, a subsidiary.
(7) Michael D. Drennon, 53, vice president- operations,
joined Parker Drilling in December 2005 as
vice-president-operations. From July 2000 through November 2005,
Mr. Drennon served as program director for development of
company operated discoveries in Angola for BP p.l.c.
Mr. Drennon served in various engineering, operations and
management assignments from 1977 through 2000 with Amoco and BP
p.l.c.
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EXECUTIVE OFFICERS (continued) Other Parker Drilling Company Officer (8) David W. Tucker, 53, treasurer, joined Parker Drilling in 1978 as a financial analyst and served in various financial and accounting positions before being named chief financial officer of the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Hercules Offshore Corporation, in February 1998. Mr. Tucker was named treasurer in 1999. | EXCERPTS ON THIS PAGE:
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