HOUSTON, Jan. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- NexTier
Oilfield Solutions Inc. (NYSE: NEX) ("NexTier" or the "Company")
announced that the Board of Directors (the "Board") of the Company
has increased the size of the Board from nine members to ten
members and appointed Bernardo
Rodriguez to serve as an independent director to fill the
newly created vacant seat, such appointment to be effective
January 5, 2022.
Bernardo J. Rodriguez, 57, is the
Chief Digital Officer at J.D. Power. He is responsible for
advancing J.D. Power's digital and AI transformation and leads the
company's Technology, Artificial Intelligence, Research,
Innovation, CX Solutions divisions. From 2016 until Mr. Rodriguez
joined J.D. Power in 2017, he served as Managing Director of
Strategy at Huge Inc., a global full-service digital agency that
partners with Fortune 100 companies on the design and execution of
product and brand strategies, enterprise transformation and
innovation. Prior to joining Huge Inc., he served as a Managing
Director at Accenture, the global management consulting and
professional services company, where he led the firm's North
American Digital Strategy Practice for telecommunications, media
and technology. From 2010 to early 2015, Mr. Rodriguez served as
Chief Digital Officer at Kaplan Test Prep, a top provider of
educational and career services, where he was responsible for
digital transformation in technology, data science, user
experience, online learning, Kaplan publishing and innovation. Mr.
Rodriguez holds a bachelor's degree of science in electrical
engineering from Universidad Rafael Urdaneta in Venezuela and a master's degree and Ph.D. in
computer engineering from the University of
Colorado.
"We are pleased to appoint Bernardo to the Board," said
Patrick Murray, Chairman of the
Board of Directors. "His appointment further demonstrates NexTier's
commitment to having a well-rounded, high-performing Board to help
build on NexTier's past success and deliver an exciting
future."
"We are extremely excited to have Bernardo join the Board," said
Robert Drummond, Chief Executive
Officer of NexTier. "Bernardo's digital and strategy expertise adds
a new lens to the Board and we look forward to gaining invaluable
insight beneficial to our ongoing success."
About NexTier Oilfield Solutions
Headquartered in Houston,
Texas, NexTier is an industry-leading U.S. land oilfield
service company, with a diverse set of well completion and
production services across the most active and demanding
basins. Our integrated solutions approach delivers efficiency
today, and our ongoing commitment to innovation helps our customers
better address what is coming next. NexTier is differentiated
through four points of distinction, including safety performance,
efficiency, partnership and innovation. At NexTier, we
believe in living our core values from the basin to the boardroom,
and helping customers win by safely unlocking affordable, reliable
and plentiful sources of energy.
Investor Contact:
Kenneth Pucheu
Executive Vice President - Chief Financial Officer
Michael Sabella
Vice President, Investor Relations & Business Development
(713) 325-6000
investors@nextierofs.com
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