IADC Board of Directors elects 2025 officers

Kevin Neveu, Chair, Precision Drilling Corp

Mr Neveu has held the positions of President, CEO and a Director of
Precision Drilling since joining the company in 2007. He has 43 years of experience in the oilfield services sector, holding various technical, marketing and management positions over his career. Mr Neveu holds a Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering  from the University of Alberta and is a registered Professional Engineer in the province of Alberta. He has also completed the Harvard Advanced Management Program.

Roddie Mackenzie, Vice Chair, Transocean

Mr Mackenzie was named as Transocean’s Executive VP and Chief Commercial Officer in February 2022. In these positions, he is responsible for identifying innovative technologies that create demonstrable value for Transocean’s customers and differentiate Transocean from its competitors. Further, he leads Transocean’s marketing organization. He previously served as Senior VP, Marketing, Innovation and Industry Relations; VP, Marketing and Contracts; Managing Director, Business Development and Strategic Accounts; and Marketing Director. He has also held operational and project roles and has worked on drilling rigs in Algeria, Nigeria, Cameroon, Angola, Brazil and the US Gulf of Mexico.

Mr Mackenzie graduated from the Harvard Business School Advanced Management Program and received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Strathclyde in civil engineering with environmental studies.

Jennifer Yeung, Secretary/Treasurer, Noble Corp

Ms Yeung was named VP, Chief Accounting Officer and Controller of Noble in November 2023. She had previously served at Ernst & Young in various roles of increasing responsibility since January 2007. Most recently, she served as Audit Managing Director from October 2020 through September 2023 and as Audit Senior Manager from July 2014 through October 2020. Ms Yeung is a certified public accountant and received a Bachelor of Accountancy and a Bachelor of Business Administration, Finance from Loyola University.

Lee Womble, Division VP Drilling Services, SLB

Mr Womble is VP and Global Accounts Director for SLB, with global responsibility for drilling contractor accounts over all SLB divisions and basins. He joined Cameron Iron Works in 1988 as a Product Design Engineer after receiving his Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Texas at Austin. He received his registered Professional Engineer license from Texas in 1993 and obtained his first patent in 1994. He has since managed engineering, repair operations, manufacturing field service and sales.

Mr Womble has held numerous positions throughout his 36-year career, such as Design Engineer, Repair and Sales Manager, Regional Manager and Director. He has lived in locations such as the US, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Indonesia and Malaysia. He is currently focused on helping SLB lead in technology, performance and customer centricity.

Gene Stahl, Division VP North America Onshore, Precision Drilling Corp

Mr Stahl was appointed as President, North American Drilling in 2023 and previously held the position of Chief Marketing Officer. Since joining Precision Drilling in 1993, he has progressed his way through the organization, holding several positions with increasing responsibility, including contracts, investor relations, engineering, manufacturing, rig construction, procurement, field training and development, and HSE. Mr Stahl holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from the University of Calgary and is a graduate of the Harvard Business School Advanced Management Program.

Jon Richards, Division VP Offshore, Noble Corp

Mr Richards currently serves as VP Operations for Noble. He has over 27 years of experience in the offshore drilling industry and previously served as Senior VP of Worldwide Operations for Diamond Offshore.  Mr Richards started his career as an Operations Development Trainee with Diamond in 1997 and has since held various leadership roles with responsibilities managing operations in the United States, United Kingdom, West Africa and Brazil. He holds a degree in business management.

Jim Nowotny, Division VP International Onshore, Helmerich & Payne

Mr Nowotny is VP International and Offshore Business Development at Helmerich & Payne. He has extensive domestic and international leadership experience in multiple areas of the offshore and land drilling industry, including marketing and business development, commercial and technical contracts, operations, manufacturing, and engineering.

Prior to joining Helmerich & Payne, he worked for an international oilfield equipment manufacturer, where he was responsible for four manufacturing business units within Canada and the US.  He also worked for over 16 years in various roles for Atwood Oceanics, with roles in engineering, operations, marketing and business development.

Mr Nowotny has a Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering from Texas A&M University and has completed several executive education courses at Columbia Business School, Harvard Law School and the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.