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Andrew Lane Named KBR President AND CEO
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Andrew (Andy) Lane
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HOUSTON, Texas - Halliburton (NYSE: HAL) announced today that Andrew (Andy) Lane, 45, has been named president and chief executive officer of KBR, the engineering and construction subsidiary of Halliburton. Lane will succeed Randy Harl, 53, who will assume the role of chairman of KBR.
“Randy has led KBR through a period of tremendous growth and has established strategies that will better position KBR for the future,” said Dave Lesar, chairman, president and chief executive officer, Halliburton. “Andy has done an outstanding job of managing our regional organization and the Landmark division and I have great confidence that the direction he will provide will continue to position KBR as one of the leading engineering and construction companies in the world.”
Prior to his appointment, Lane, a more than 20-year industry veteran, was senior vice president of Halliburton’s Energy Services Group’s regional organization, after serving as president and CEO of Landmark Graphics since 2002. Until then, he held a number of management, director and vice presidential positions, all of which were focused on Halliburton's global well completions and production enhancement. From 1999-2000 Lane held the position of global vice president for Production Enhancement, the Energy Services Group’s largest product service line. Lane joined Halliburton in 1984 as a design engineer, specializing in well completion products.
“I’m excited to work with the engineering and construction unit to continue building the company’s global operations while improving its financial performance,” said Andy Lane, president and chief executive officer, KBR.
Lane’s career in the oil and gas industry began as a field engineer for Gulf Oil. He holds a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from Southern Methodist University. Lane is a registered professional mechanical engineer in the state of Texas and a member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers and the Society of Exploration Geophysicists. He recently joined the executive board of Southern Methodist University’s School of Engineering.
Halliburton, founded in 1919, is one of the world's largest providers of products and services to the petroleum and energy industries. The company serves its customers with a broad range of products and services through its Energy Services and Engineering and Construction Groups. The company's World Wide Web site can be accessed at www.halliburton.com
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