HOUSTON, Aug. 12, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Dril-Quip,
Inc. (NYSE: DRQ) announced today that Steven L. Newman has been appointed to its Board
of Directors upon the recommendation of its Nominating and
Governance Committee.
Mr. Newman, 50, was President and Chief Executive Officer and a
member of the Board of Directors of Transocean Ltd., a global
offshore drilling company, from March
2010 until February 2015. From 1994 to 2010, Mr.
Newman was employed by Transocean in various management and
operational positions. Mr. Newman is also a director of Bumi
Armada Bhd, a Malaysian-based company that provides offshore
production and support vessels to the oil and gas industry
worldwide. Mr. Newman holds a Bachelor of Science degree in
petroleum engineering from the Colorado School
of Mines and an MBA from the Harvard
University Graduate School of Business.
Dril-Quip is a leading manufacturer of highly engineered
offshore drilling and production equipment, which is well suited
for use in deepwater, harsh environment and severe service
applications.
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