Noble Corp Names Butz CFO
London-headquartered offshore drilling contractor Noble Corporation has appointed Stephen M. Butz as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective December 19, 2019.From 2014 until its merger with Ensco plc, Butz served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Rowan Companies. From 2005 – 2014, he served in various roles at Hercules Offshore, most recently serving as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Prior to that, Butz worked as an equity research analyst covering various energy related industries and as a commercial banker.
Tidewater Names Rynd President, CEO
and gas industry as a whole. John's experience, leadership and vision will be tremendous assets to Tidewater as we work to continue to strengthen the company's position in this challenging market." Rynd previously served as Chief Executive Officer and President, and as a director of Hercules Offshore from 2008 through 2016. Prior to his time with Hercules, Rynd spent 11 years with Noble Drilling Services, Inc., where he served in a variety of management roles. Earlier in his career, he served in various roles of increasing levels of responsibility with Chiles Offshore and Rowan Companies
Rowan Appoints Butz CFO
Rowan Companies (NYSE: RDC) appointed Stephen M. Butz as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, effective December 1, 2014. Butz joins the company from Hercules Offshore, Inc., where for the past nine years he has served in various corporate development, treasury and finance functions, most recently as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Butz also has more than 10 years' experience in commercial and investment banking. Butz will take over from Kevin Bartol, whose resignation was previously announced and is effective as of