Dr. Bates has been a member of the Board since 2011, serving as Chair of the Human Capital Management and Compensation Committee since 2014. He brings over 40 years of experience in oil service management, operations, energy private equity, and public board experience. Dr. Bates is an adjunct professor in the Finance Department at Texas Christian University, teaching in the MBA program at the Neeley School of Business and serving on the board of the Ralph Lowe Energy Institute. He also teaches Geopolitics and Energy in the Master of Supply Chain program and Corporate Finance and Valuation in the Master of Strategic Management Consulting at SKEMA Business School in France. Previously, Dr. Bates served as a Managing Director and Senior Advisor of Lime Rock Management LP, an energy-focused private equity firm. He has also held executive positions, including CEO of Weatherford Enterra, Inc., and Senior Vice President and President of the Discovery Group at Baker Hughes Incorporated, where he was responsible for the post-acquisition integration of Western Atlas, an oilfield services company. He also spent 15 years with Schlumberger in both domestic and international locations. Dr. Bates began his career with Shell Oil Company, where he conducted drilling research. Dr. Bates has been a personal investor and/or a corporate investor in more than a dozen oil service technology startups. Education: Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan. Age: 75. Committees: Human Capital Management and Compensation (Chair). Other Current Public Boards: SSR Mining, Inc. (NASDAQ/TSX: SSRM) Vantage Drilling International (Euronext Growth Oslo: VDI). Former Public Boards: Independence Contract Drilling, Inc. (OTC: ICIDQ) 2014-June 2020 Weatherford International Plc (NASDAQ: WFRD) 2019-June 2020 Tidewater, Inc. (NYSE: TDW) Alacer Gold Corporation (TSX: ASR) Hercules Offshore, Inc. (OTC: HEROQ) T-3 Services, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTES)