McDermott International Inc. (MDR) announced that Perry Elders has been elected Chief Financial Officer of its subsidiary, J. Ray McDermott, S.A. In this role, Elders will have primary responsibility for all financial functions of J. Ray.
Perry Elders is an experienced financial leader, with 27 years in roles of increasing responsibility. Most recently, Elders served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Bristow Group Inc. from 2005 through 2009. Prior to joining Bristow, Perry Elders served as Vice President, Finance and Chief Accounting Officer at Vetco International, Ltd. Elders began his career and served 20 years in public accounting, primarily with Arthur Andersen, where he left as an Audit Partner and Head of its Gulf Coast Oilfield Services Industry Team, followed by PricewaterhouseCoopers, where he was an Audit Partner.
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