Directors' Biographies
Chairman
Richard Hunting
Was elected an executive Director and Deputy Chairman on the formation of Hunting PLC in 1989 and has been Chairman of the Board since 1991. Chairman of the Nominations Committee. He is a non-executive director of the Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Trust. Age 62
Chief Executive
Dennis Proctor
Was appointed a Director in 2000 and Chief Executive in 2001. He was chief executive of Hunting Energy Services from March 2000 after joining the Group in 1993. He is based in Houston, Texas and has held senior positions in the oil services industry in Europe, Iran and Canada as well as in the US. Age 56
Finance Director
Peter Rose
Was appointed Finance Director of Hunting PLC in 2008 in addition to his existing role as Company Secretary. A Chartered Accountant, he held senior positions in industry before being appointed Group Financial Controller in 1997. Based in London, he is aged 50.
Non-executive Directors
John Hofmeister
Was appointed a non-executive Director in 2009 and is the Senior Independent Director. A US citizen resident in Houston, Texas. He is former President of Shell Oil Company US and a former Group Director of Royal Dutch Shell in The Hague, Netherlands. He is founder and chief executive officer of the Washington D.C. registered not-for-profit Citizens for Affordable Energy Inc. and a non-executive director of Lufkin Industries Inc. Age 61.
George Helland
Was appointed a non-executive Director in 2001 and is chairman of the Remuneration Committee. A U.S. citizen based in Houston, Texas, he was Deputy Assistant Secretary in the U.S. Department of Energy from 1990 to 1993. He is a senior associate with Cambridge Energy Research Associates (CERA) of Cambridge, Massachusetts. Age 71
John Nicholas
Was appointed a non-executive Director in 2009 and is chairman of the Audit Committee. A British citizen and Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants. He is currently a non-executive director of Ceres Power Holdings plc, Mondi Group and Rotork PLC and a member of the Financial Reporting Review Panel. He was formerly the Group Financial Director at Tate & Lyle plc and prior to that Group Finance Director at Kidde plc. Age 53.
| Executive Directors | Audit Committee |
Nomination Committee |
Remuneration Committee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Hunting | |||
| Dennis Proctor | |||
| Peter Rose | |||
| Non-executive Directors | |||
| George Helland | |||
| John Nicholas | |||
| John Hofmeister |
