Bob Bloom, Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, is
retiring after 40 years of dedicated service to National Oilwell Varco
(NYSE:NOV). NOV is pleased to name Hege Kverneland as Bob’s successor
upon his retirement on June 25th. Hege will assume Bob’s
duties as Corporate Vice President and Chief Technology Officer and will
report directly to Pete Miller. Hege will be relocating from Stavanger,
Norway to Houston, Texas.
Hege received a M.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering from Norwegian
University of Science and recently graduated from the General Management
Program (GMP) from Harvard Business School. Hege has 10 years of
extensive engineering and product management background, contributing to
quality assurance and research and product development. Hege began with
Hitec in 1994, joining National Oilwell through acquisition. She has
authored numerous SPE/IADC papers as well as two textbooks on Offshore
Hydraulics.
Pete Miller, Chairman, President and CEO, says, “Bob has played a
tremendous role in the creation of what National Oilwell Varco is today.
His leadership has molded the company and our industry. While we hate to
see Bob leave the company, we are pleased that he will be able to spend
more time with his family and enjoy pursuing his hobbies and other
interests. Hege has some big shoes to fill, but we are very confident
she will do this wonderfully.”
National Oilwell Varco is a worldwide leader in the design, manufacture
and sale of comprehensive oilfield systems and components, tubular
inspection and coatings, integrated systems, drill string products,
lifting and handling equipment, as well as in providing supply chain
integration services to the upstream oil and gas industry.
Statements made in this press release that are forward-looking in nature
are intended to be "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of
Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and may involve risks
and uncertainties. These statements may differ materially from actual
future events or results. Readers are referred to documents filed by
National Oilwell Varco with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
including the Annual Report on Form 10-K, which identify significant
risk factors which could cause actual results to differ from those
contained in the forward-looking statements.
National Oilwell Varco
Clay Williams, 713-346-7606
