HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar. 27, 2013--
Halliburton (NYSE: HAL) announced today that José C. Grubisich has been
named to the company’s board of directors. He will serve on the Audit
and the Health, Safety and Environment committees. The appointment was
effective March 20, and Grubisich will stand for election at the annual
meeting in May with all of the other directors.
Since 2012, Grubisich has been the Chief Executive Officer of Eldorado
Brasil Celulose (a leader in the global cellulose market), and also a
director of Vallourec S.A. Previously, Grubisich served as President and
Chief Executive Officer of ETH Bioenergia S.A. (an integrated producer
of ethanol and electricity from biomass) from 2008 to 2012.
“José brings significant executive leadership experience in Latin
America and internationally,” said Dave Lesar, Halliburton Chairman,
President and CEO. “This experience will be valuable as Halliburton
continues its focus on growing our global business in the
unconventionals, deepwater and mature fields markets.”
Grubisich, a chemical engineer, is a graduate of Oswaldo Cruz Chemical
College in Brazil. He has extensive experience in chemicals,
petrochemicals and renewables, as well as in the upstream energy,
oilfield service and equipment sectors.
Grubisich joins current Halliburton board members Alan M. Bennett, James
R. Boyd, Milton Carroll, Nance K. Dicciani, Murry S. Gerber, S. Malcolm
Gillis, Abdallah S. Jum'ah, David J. Lesar, Robert A. Malone, J. Landis
Martin and Debra L. Reed.
ABOUT HALLIBURTON
Founded in 1919, Halliburton is one of the world’s largest providers of
products and services to the energy industry. With more than 72,000
employees, representing more than 140 nationalities in approximately 80
countries, the company serves the upstream oil and gas industry
throughout the lifecycle of the reservoir – from locating hydrocarbons
and managing geological data, to drilling and formation evaluation, well
construction and completion, and optimizing production through the life
of the field. Visit the company’s website at www.halliburton.com.
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