HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Halliburton (NYSE: HAL) announced today that Abdulaziz F. Al Khayyal has
been named to the company's board of directors. The appointment was
effective Dec. 4, 2014 and Al Khayyal will stand for election by
stockholders at the annual meeting in May 2015.
Al Khayyal spent more than 30 years at Saudi Aramco before retiring from
the company as senior vice president, Industrial Relations in April
2014. Al Khayyal held a variety of managerial positions in oil and gas
operations and maintenance while at Saudi Aramco, including senior vice
president, International Operations, and senior vice president,
Refining, Marketing and International.
In 2004, Al Khayyal was appointed to the board of directors of Saudi
Aramco, and served as chairman of the PetroRabigh board of directors
from 2005 to 2012. He was also chairman of the board of Vela
International Marine.
Al Khayyal earned a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering and a
master's degree in business administration from the University of
California, Irvine.
“Abdulaziz's exceptional oil and gas knowledge brings a wealth of value
to the Halliburton board,” said Dave Lesar, Halliburton chairman and
CEO. “His leadership and international experience in the energy industry
will be extremely beneficial to Halliburton as we strengthen and grow
our worldwide operations.”
Al Khayyal joins current Halliburton board members Alan M. Bennett,
James R. Boyd, Milton Carroll, Nance K. Dicciani, Murry S. Gerber, José
C. Grubisich, Abdallah S. Jum'ah, David J. Lesar, Robert A. Malone, J.
Landis Martin, Jeffrey A. Miller and Debra L. Reed.
ABOUT HALLIBURTON
Founded in 1919, Halliburton is one of the world's largest providers of
products and services to the energy industry. With more than 80,000
employees, representing 140 nationalities in over 80 countries, the
company serves the upstream oil and gas industry throughout the
lifecycle of the reservoir – from locating hydrocarbons and managing
geological data, to drilling and formation evaluation, well construction
and completion, and optimizing production through the life of the field.
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