Board of Directors

Mr. Albrecht, age 67, became a director in April 2019 in connection with our combination with Rowan, where he previously served as a director since 2015. Mr. Albrecht has served as the non-Executive Chairman of the Board of California Resources Corporation (“CRC”), a publicly traded oil and natural gas exploration and production company, since 2014. He was appointed as non-Executive Chairman of CRC in May 2016. He previously served as Executive Chairman of CRC from July 2014 to May 2016. Mr. Albrecht served as Vice President of Occidental Petroleum from May 2008 to July 2014 and as President, Oxy Oil & Gas, Americas from January 2012 to July 2014. Mr. Albrecht also served as President-Oxy Oil & Gas, USA from April 2008 to January 2012. During his tenure with Occidental, Mr. Albrecht had extensive managerial oversight over its upstream assets. Mr. Albrecht has more than 39 years of experience in the domestic oil and gas industry, having previously served as an executive officer for domestic energy producer EOG Resources for eight years and as a petroleum engineer for Tenneco Oil Company for ten years. Since 2016, Mr. Albrecht has served on the board of directors of Halliburton Co. Mr. Albrecht holds a Master of Science degree from the University of Southern California and a Bachelor of Science degree from the United States Military Academy. Mr. Albrecht is a National Association of Corporate Directors (“NACD”) Board Leadership Fellow, and has completed NACD’s comprehensive program of study for directors and corporate governance professionals.

Mr. Arnold, age 65, became a director in November 2019, and brings extensive financial and capital markets experience to the Board, having served in several senior leadership positions at global organizations. Most recently, he was Chief Financial Officer of Convergex Group, LLC, a global brokerage and trading related services provider. Prior to working for Convergex, Mr. Arnold served in various financial leadership positions at Capmark Financial, Masonite International and Willis Group Holdings. In addition, he spent 20 years as an investment banker advising clients on matters of corporate finance, including capital markets transactions, capital structure optimization and mergers and acquisitions across various markets and geographies. Mr. Arnold received a Juris Doctor from Yale University, Master of Arts in Jurisprudence from Oxford University and an undergraduate degree, summa cum laude, in Economics from Amherst College.

Ms. Francis, age 70, has been one of our directors since 2013. She is a former senior civil servant in the British Treasury and the Prime Minister's office and was subsequently Director General of the Association of British Insurers. Since 2013, Ms. Francis has served as a non-executive director of the Swiss Re Group, having been appointed to the Board of Directors of Swiss Reinsurance Company Ltd. in October 2012. Ms. Francis retired from the boards of Swiss Re Group and Swiss Reinsurance Company Ltd. in April 2018. Ms. Francis was appointed to the Boards of Directors of Barclays PLC and Barclays Bank PLC in October 2016. She served on the Board of Directors of Centrica plc, an integrated energy company, between 2004 and 2014, and was Senior Independent Director from 2006. From 2005 to 2012, she served as a non-executive director of Aviva plc, and from 2009 to 2012, she served as a non-executive director of Cable & Wireless Communications Plc. She is also a former non-executive director of the Bank of England, Alliance & Leicester plc and St. Modwen Properties PLC and is a Senior Adviser to the International Relations Institute, Chatham House. She earned a Master of Arts in History from Newnham College, University of Cambridge.

Mr. Lambert, age 42, became a director in November 2019. Mr. Lambert is a former Partner and Senior Vice President of The Capital Group, one of the largest money management firms in the world. He joined The Capital Group in 1999, and over his 20-year career with the firm, Mr. Lambert invested in public equities in the energy, shipping, telecom and consumer sectors, primarily in Europe and the United States. He was also involved in several of Capital Group’s corporate governance initiatives and committees during his time with the firm. Prior to working for The Capital Group, Mr. Lambert worked for Soros Global Research and Matignon Investissement, a private equity fund. Mr. Lambert is a French national and holds a MSc Finance from HEC Paris.

Ms. Nimocks, age 60, became a director in April 2019 in connection with our combination with Rowan, where she previously served as a director since 2010. Ms. Nimocks was formerly a Director (Senior Partner) of McKinsey & Company, a global management consulting firm, from June 1999 to March 2010, and was with the firm in various capacities since 1989, including leader of the firm’s Global Petroleum Practice, Electric Power & Natural Gas Practice, Organization Practice, Risk Management Practice and Strategy Practice. Ms. Nimocks served on several of the firm’s worldwide personnel committees for many years and formerly served as the Houston Office Manager for eight years. Ms. Nimocks currently also serves on the boards of Encana Corporation, ArcelorMittal and Owens Corning.

Mr. Pilenko, age 61, became a director in April 2019 in connection with our combination with Rowan, where he previously served as a director since 2017. Mr. Pilenko is the Executive Chairman of TechnipFMC plc. Effective 2019 May 1, Mr. Pilenko will retire from the Board of Directors of TechnipFMC plc. He was the former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Technip S.A., a leading provider of project management, engineering, and construction services for the energy industry, from April 2007 to January 17, 2017, when FMC Technologies, Inc. consummated its merger with Technip S.A. From March 2004 to January 2007, Mr. Pilenko served as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Veritas DGC, Inc., a seismic services company. Previously, Mr. Pilenko served as Managing Director of SchlumbergerSema, a Schlumberger Ltd. company in Paris, from 2001 to March 2004. From 1998 to 2001, he served as President of Schlumberger GeoQuest. Mr. Pilenko currently serves as a director of TechnipFMC plc and formerly served on the board of directors of Hercules Offshore, Inc., CGG Veritas (formerly Veritas DGC) and Peugeot SA.

Mr. Rowsey, age 63, has been one of our directors since 2000. In September 2017, he retired as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Compatriot Capital, Inc., a real estate investment and operating company, where he was employed since 2011. Prior to joining Compatriot, he was a founder and the managing partner of E2M Partners, LLC, a sponsor and manager of private real estate equity funds and an affiliate of Compatriot. He serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Powdr Corporation, one of the largest alpine skiing and outdoor sports companies in the United States, based in Park City, Utah; KDC Holdings, a national real estate investment and development firm based in Dallas, Texas; JLB Partners, LLC, a multi-family housing development firm and its affiliate, Longbrook Capital Partners, LLC, based in Dallas, Texas; and Invesco Real Estate Income Trust, Inc., a real estate investment company based in Dallas, Texas. Mr. Rowsey is a 1977 magna cum laude graduate of Duke University with a degree in management science and a 1980 cum laude graduate of Southern Methodist University School of Law.

Mr. Szews, age 62, became a director in April 2019 in connection with our combination with Rowan, where he previously served as a director since August 2016. In December 2015, Mr. Szews retired from Oshkosh Corporation, a leading global manufacturer of specialty vehicles and vehicle bodies serving access equipment, defense, fire and emergency, and commercial markets. He joined Oshkosh in 1996 as Vice President and CFO, was appointed Executive Vice President in October 1997, and President and Chief Operating Officer and as a director in October 2007. Mr. Szews was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Oshkosh in January 2011. Prior to joining Oshkosh, he began his career with Ernst & Young, and was Vice President and Controller at Fort Howard Corporation during its leveraged buyout. Since 2014, Mr. Szews has served as a director for Commercial Metals Company, an operator of mini-steel mills located in the Southern United States and Poland. In November 2016, Mr. Szews joined the board of Group1 Automotive, a Fortune 500 automotive retailer. In April 2018, Mr. Szews was appointed to the board of directors of Allegion plc, a provider of security products and solutions for homes, businesses, schools and other institutions. Mr. Szews holds a degree in Business Administration from the University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire.

Mr. Weitzman, age 35, became a director in February 2020. Mr. Weitzman is a Partner at Luminus Management, where he oversees portfolios that invest across the capital structure of offshore drilling, mining, refining, and solar companies and is part of the firm’s risk working group. Prior to joining Luminus in 2008, he worked as an analyst at SAC Capital Management and as an investment banker at Goldman Sachs. Mr. Weitzman graduated from the University of Pennsylvania, Summa Cum Laude, with a Bachelor of Science in Economics from The Wharton School.

Dr. Burke, age 51, became President and Chief Executive Officer, and a member of the Board of Directors, in April 2019 in connection with the EnscoRowan combination. Previously, he served as Rowan’s President and Chief Executive Officer as well as a director since April 2014. He served as Rowan’s Chief Operating Officer beginning in July 2011 and was appointed President in March 2013. Dr. Burke first joined Rowan in December 2009, serving as Chief Executive Officer and President of LeTourneau Technologies until the sale of LeTourneau in June 2011. From 2006 to 2009, Dr. Burke was a Division President at Complete Production Services, an oilfield services company, and from 2004 to 2006, served as its Vice President for Corporate Development. He serves on the executive committee of the International Association of Drilling Contractors. Dr. Burke received his PhD in Engineering from Trinity College, the University of Oxford, a Bachelor of Science in Engineering with Honors from Heriot-Watt University in Scotland, and an MBA from Harvard Business School, where he was awarded a Baker Scholarship.