NOV Inc. announced that Clay Williams, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer will retire, and Jose Bayardo, the company's current President and Chief Operating Officer, will succeed him and serve as Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, effective January 1, 2026. This plan reflects the Board?s ongoing commitment to long-term succession planning and leadership continuity. Mr. Bayardo joined NOV in 2015 as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer before being promoted to President and Chief Operating Officer earlier this year.
In his current role, he oversees global operations, supporting strategic alignment and performance across the organization. Prior to joining NOV, he held executive roles at Continental Resources Inc. and Complete Production Services Inc. Mr. Bayardo holds a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin, and a Master of Business Administration and Master of Engineering Management from Northwestern University.
NOV Inc. is an independent equipment and technology provider to the global energy industry. The Company’s segments include Energy Equipment, and Energy Products and Services. Its Energy Products and Services segment provides a variety of technologies used primarily to perform drilling and well completion operations and offers services that optimize their performance. Its Energy Products and Services segment designs, manufactures, rents, and sells equipment and products for drilling, intervention, completion, and production activities, including drill bits, downhole tools, premium drill pipe, drilling fluids, managed pressure drilling, integral and weld-on connectors for conductor strings and surface casing, completion tools, and artificial lift systems. Its Energy Equipment segment manufactures and supports the capital equipment and integrated systems needed for oil and gas exploration and production, both onshore and offshore, as well as for other marine-based and industrial markets.
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