Boots & Coots Strengthens Team and Expands Middle East Operations With Addition of Key Personnel
HOUSTON, Oct. 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Boots & Coots International
Well Control, Inc. (Amex: WEL), the premier pressure control company for the
oil and gas industry, announced today that James A. Tuppen and Wayne Stennes
have joined the company in its Dubai location as Regional Manager Well Control
Services and Regional Manager Safeguard, respectively. Bill Bulcher has
joined Boots & Coots as Corporate Controller.
'The knowledge and leadership that the Company is gaining from each one of
these gentlemen will benefit all of our stakeholders,' said Jerry Winchester,
chief executive officer of Boots & Coots. 'They are all experts in their
fields, and we are proud to have the best people on our team. It's our people
who make us the premiere pressure control company in the industry.'
Mr. Tuppen will lead the Company's well control operations in the Middle
East. He has over 25 years of well firefighting and blowout control
experience and 10 years of experience with snubbing, hot tapping, valve
drilling, freeze services primarily involving well control situations. Earlier
in his career, Mr. Tuppen spent 16 years training under the direction of Boots
Hansen and Coots Matthews as a senior specialist and principal of Boots &
Coots LP.
Mr. Stennes will be responsible for managing the Safeguard contracts in
the Middle East. He has over 25 years experience in the industrial fire and
safety field, with an extensive background in emergency response. Throughout
his career, Mr. Stennes has risen through the ranks, starting out as a well
control specialist and rising to his most recent position of Regional Manager,
Senior Well Control Specialist for the Middle East division of ALERT Disaster
Control.
Mr. Tuppen and Mr. Stennes will join Phillip Volet in the Dubai location.
Mr. Volet is the Middle Eastern Operations Manager for Hydraulic Well Control,
the snubbing/hydraulic workover division of Boots & Coots Services.
'We are pleased to expand our operations in Dubai, which currently
provides snubbing services,' Winchester continued. 'James and Wayne will allow
us to better serve our customers and the region with additional pressure
control services, including risk management, prevention and well control.'
As Corporate Controller, Mr. Bulcher's primary role will be directing SEC
reporting, internal financial reporting, business planning, and internal
control compliance. He has over 20 years experience, mainly with National
Oilwell Varco, Inc. where he most recently held the position of Director -
Financial Reporting. Mr. Bulcher received his bachelor of science in business
with a concentration in accounting from Wright State University, his master of
business administration in finance from Xavier University in Cincinnati and is
a Certified Public Accountant.
'Bill brings considerable corporate experience to the company,' concluded
Winchester. 'His addition rounds out a strong and diligent corporate finance
team that can support the next growth phase of Boots & Coots.'
About Boots & Coots
Boots & Coots International Well Control, Inc., Houston, Texas, provides a
suite of integrated oilfield services centered on the prevention, emergency
response and restoration of blowouts and well fires as well as hydraulic
workover/snubbing and hot tapping services around the world. Boots & Coots'
proprietary risk management program, WELLSURE(R), combines traditional well
control insurance with post-event response as well as preventative services,
giving oil and gas operators and insurance underwriters a medium for effective
management of well control insurance policies. The company's SafeGuard
program, developed for regional producers and operators sponsored by Boots &
Coots, provides dedicated emergency response services, risk assessment and
contingency planning, and continuous training and education in all aspects of
critical well management. For more information, visit the company's web site
at http://www.boots-coots.com .
Certain statements included in this news release are intended as 'forward-
looking statements' under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995. Boots & Coots cautions that actual future results may vary materially
from those expressed or implied in any forward-looking statements. More
information about the risks and uncertainties relating to these forward-
looking statements are found in Boots & Coots' SEC filings, which are
available free of charge on the SEC's web site at http://www.sec.gov .
Media Contact: Karen Litzler
VOLLMER
713-970-2100
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SOURCE Boots & Coots International Well Control, Inc.
