HOUSTON, Oct. 5, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- FMC
Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: FTI) announces the appointment of
Kay Priestly, former Chief Executive
Officer of Turquoise Hill Resources Ltd., to its board of
directors, effective October 2,
2015.
Ms. Priestly retired from Turquoise Hill in December 2014. She became CEO in May 2012 after serving as a senior executive of
Rio Tinto where she was Chief Financial Officer of the company's
global copper product group. She joined Rio Tinto in 2006 as CFO of
its Kennecott Utah Copper operations.
Ms. Priestly spent more than 24 years with global professional
services firm Arthur Andersen where she provided tax and consulting
services to global companies in the energy and mining sectors and
was a member of the company's global executive team.
Ms. Priestly currently serves on the board of directors for New
Gold Inc. and Stone Energy Corporation where she serves as
Chairwoman of the Audit Committee.
She holds a bachelor's degree in accounting from Louisiana State University.
About FMC Technologies
FMC Technologies,
Inc. (NYSE: FTI) is the global market leader in subsea systems and
a leading provider of technologies and services to the oil and gas
industry. We help our customers overcome their most difficult
challenges, such as improving shale and subsea infrastructures and
operations to reduce cost, maintain uptime, and maximize oil and
gas recovery. Named by Forbes® Magazine as one of the World's Most
Innovative Companies in 2013, the company has approximately 19,000
employees and operates 24 production facilities in 14 countries.
Visit http://www.fmctechnologies.com or follow us on
Twitter @FMC_Tech for more information.
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