Jody Powers serves as a board director and Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Powers is former President of Halliburton Energy Services. He worked for Halliburton Energy Services for nearly 35 years. He began his career in the company's Wireline Division in 1968 and was promoted to managerial positions in operations, business development and manufacturing, split equally between the U.S. and abroad. In 1988, he was promoted to international vice president. In 1990, he assumed the position of senior vice president of operations and marketing. As president, Mr. Powers was responsible for multi-billion-dollar budgets and for 30,000 employees working in more than 100 countries. He retired from Halliburton in 2002. He then was elected to the board of directors for Magnum Hunter Resources, an NYSE-listed company before being acquired by Cimarex, where he served as chairman of the Compensation Committee. He is a member of the Society of Professional Engineers and the American Petroleum Institute 25 Year Petroleum Club. He also is active in the National Ocean Industries Association. He earned a bachelor's degree in economics and finance from the University of Houston in 1968. |