Monday, Lufkin Industries Inc. (LUFK) announced that John Hofmeister of Houston has been elected to its Board of Directors.
Hofmeister is a former president and U.S. country chair for Shell Oil Company U.S. and a former human resources group director for Royal Dutch/Shell Group in The Hague. Previously he held various marketing, business development and human resources management positions with Allied Signal in Hong Kong and Paris, Northern Telecom and General Electric.
"John is an accomplished executive who has participated in the inner workings of a number of different industries - including the oil and gas industry - for over 35 years. He brings to our board valuable hands-on experience in operations, strategy and organizational effectiveness, as we continue to grow our company and expand and diversify our range of products and services," said John "Jay" Glick, Lufkin's president and chief executive officer.
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