Patterson-UTI names Janeen S. Judah to board of directors

Patterson-UTI Energy has named Janeen S. Judah to the company’s board of directors, expanding the board’s membership to eight.

Ms Judah has more than 35 years of operational and managerial experience within the energy industry.  Most recently, she served as the president of the Society of Petroleum Engineers while on secondment from Chevron.  Ms. Judah held numerous leadership positions at Chevron including general manager for Chevron’s Southern Africa business unit, president of Chevron Environmental Management Company and general manager of reservoir and production engineering for Chevron Energy Technology Company.  Before joining Chevron, she held various upstream petroleum engineering positions for Texaco and Arco.  Ms Judah holds Bachelor of Science and Masters of Science degrees in petroleum engineering from Texas A&M University, a Masters of Business Administration from the University of Texas of the Permian Basin and a Juris Doctorate from the University of Houston Law Center.

Mark S. Siegel, Patterson-UTI’s Chairman, stated, “We are pleased to welcome Janeen to our board.  Her extensive and varied experience will be an invaluable asset to our Board.”

Andy Hendricks, Patterson-UTI’s Chief Executive Officer and Board Member, added, “We are delighted to have Janeen on our board.  With more than three decades in the oilfield, her expertise with diverse technical, operational and managerial challenges will be appreciated.”