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Thursday, 4 May, 0930 to 1200
PANEL: ENERGY LEADERSHIP AND OUTLOOK
Room 306
Moderators
Art Schroeder, Energy Valley Inc.
Melanie Kenderdine, GTI
Keynote
Mohammed S. Barkindo; Acting Secretary General, OPEC
Panelists
Pete Miller, CEO, National Oilwell Varco
Fran Heartwell, Vice President, Kerr McGee
Mark Jackson, President and COO, Noble Corp.
Steve Holditch, Department Chair, Texas. A&M
See below for profiles and photos.
Leadership; inspiring others to do the right things for the right reasons and collectively achieving greatness! We recognize it in certain elected officials, within our religious institutions, and within our own family units. In businesses without strong leadership, financial success is hardly obtainable much less sustainable. What constitutes leadership within the energy sector? What qualities and attributes will be required of the leaders of tomorrow? This panel session includes a diverse cross section of our industry’s leaders discussing the challenges and the strategies necessary to create a sustainable future.
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Moderator Profiles
Art Schroeder, Energy Valley Inc.
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Art Schroeder is CEO of Energy Valley, Inc., a company that provides money, marketing and management to advance energy related technologies. For more than 20 years, he has been responsible for operations, engineering, construction, environmental, health & safety, and crisis management within the petroleum sector. Through his career, he has served on a number of industry and civic boards and published numerous technical papers.
Schroeder was graduated from Georgia Tech with both a B.S. and M.S. in Chemical Engineering with a minor in Environmental Engineering, and from the University of Houston with an MBA, major in Finance and International Business. He recently completed a one-year graduate level certificate program at University of Houston in eBusiness Management.
Melanie Kenderdine, Vice President, Gas Technology Institute (GTI)
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Melanie Kenderdine serves as the vice president of GTI’s Washington operations office and is involved in major initiatives to increase domestic natural gas supplies, enhance energy efficiency and promote the research needs of the natural gas industry. Prior to joining GTI in 2001, Kenderdine served in several key posts at the US Department of Energy (DOE) between 1993 and 2001. Her last position at DOE was director of the office of policy where she was a key advisor to the secretary on a variety of domestic and international issues. Kenderdine was also the senior policy advisor to the US secretary of DOE for oil, gas, coal and nuclear issues and managed the DOE response to the Japan nuclear accident in 1999. Prior to joining DOE, she worked as chief of staff and legislative director for New Mexico congressman Bill Richardson, who was later named US secretary of energy. On Capitol Hill, she staffed the House Energy and Commerce Committee where she worked on legislation and energy / environment initiatives.
Speaker and Panelist Profiles
Mohammed S. Barkindo, Secretary General (acting), Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)
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Mohammed Sanusi Barkindo is currently acting for the secretary general of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). Prior to joining the OPEC secretariat in Vienna, Barkindo was the national representative to OPEC for the government of Nigeria. As member of the economic commission board, he oversaw the technical work of the secretariat for 14 years. Barkindo served in various managerial roles at NNPC London and Hyson/Calson (International Trading Company) and was member of the board of several companies and banks. Barkindo is an associate member of the Nigerian Institute of Management, a member of the Institute of Petroleum in London and a member of the American Finance Association. He holds a BS in political science from Ahmadu Bello University in Nigeria, an MBA from Southeastern University in Washington DC and a postgraduate diploma in petroleum economics and management from Oxford University.
Merrill A. (Pete) Miller Jr., Chairman, President and CEO, National Oilwell Varco, Inc.
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Merrill A. (Pete) Miller Jr. is chairman, president and chief executive officer of National Oilwell Varco, Inc. Miller joined National Oilwell in February 1996 as vice president of marketing, drilling systems and was promoted in April 1997 to president of the company’s products and technology group. In November 2000, he was named president and chief operating officer, in May 2001 was elected president and chief executive officer and in May 2002 was elected chairman of the board. Miller has broad industry experience, serving as President of Anadarko Drilling Company from 1995 to 1996. He spent fifteen years at Helmerich & Payne International Drilling Company in Tulsa, Oklahoma, serving in various senior management positions, including vice president, US operations. Miller graduated from the US Military Academy, West Point, New York in 1972 with a degree in applied science and engineering. Upon graduation, Miller served five years in the US Army and then went on to receive his MBA from Harvard Business School in 1980.
Fran G. Heartwell, Vice President, Human Resources, Kerr-McGee Corporation
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Fran G. Heartwell is vice president of human resources for Kerr-McGee Corporation responsible for the company's human resources activities worldwide. Heartwell joined Kerr-McGee in 2002 as director of human resources for Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas in Houston and was named vice president of human resources for Kerr-McGee Worldwide Corp., a wholly owned affiliate of Kerr-McGee Corp., in January 2003. She was named to her current position in March 2003. She has more than 25 years of human resources experience, including serving as vice president of human resources and administration for Oryx Energy Company before its merger with Kerr-McGee. Heartwell holds a bachelor’s degree in human relations and business from Abilene Christian University in Dallas. She is a member of the Human Resources Executive Council of the Conference Board and the Society of Human Resources Management.
Mark A. Jackson, President and Chief Operating Officer, Noble Corporation
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Mark A. Jackson is president and chief operating officer of Noble Corporation. He served as senior vice president and chief financial officer of Noble Corporation from September 2000 to February 2005. From August 1997 to August 2000, Jackson served as executive vice president and chief financial officer for Santa Fe Snyder Corporation and Snyder Oil Corporation prior to the merger. Prior to August 1997, Jackson served consecutively in the positions of vice president and controller, vice president of finance and vice president and chief financial officer of Apache Corporation, beginning in 1988. Jackson has over 25 years of experience in finance and accounting, 22 of which have been in the energy industry. Jackson holds a BS degree in accounting from Oklahoma Christian University.
Steve Holditch, PhD, Department Head and Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation Endowed Chair in Petroleum, Texas A&M
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Dr. Stephen A. Holditch is the department head and Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation endowed chair in petroleum. He previously worked for Schlumberger and now works on projects for Holditch Reservoir Technologies and on special projects to assist the management of Schlumberger. He served as president of S.A. Holditch & Associates, a full service petroleum engineering consulting firm from 1977 to 2000. His firm provided petroleum engineering technology involving the analysis of low permeability gas reservoirs and the design of hydraulic fracture treatments for various industrial and government clients. The expertise of the company included capabilities in reservoir simulation, well testing, reservoir engineering, natural gas engineering, coalbed methane development, and the use of horizontal wells to develop gas reservoirs. Holditch also has been a production engineer at Shell Oil Company in charge of workover design and well completions for various Shell Operations in south and east Texas. He joined the petroleum engineering faculty at Texas A&M University in 1976 and was named to the R.L. Adams endowed professorship in 1995.
