03/03/2008 08:57:01 AM EST
William B. Masters Named Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Superior Energy Services
HARVEY, La. – Superior Energy Services, Inc. (NYSE:SPN )announced Friday that William B. Masters has been named Executive Vice President and General Counsel.
Mr. Masters, age 50, joins Superior following a 26-year career with the law firm of Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrere & Denegre LLP. During his tenure, Mr. Masters worked with Superior as general counsel for 13 years. Mr. Masters has a broad business practice in the areas of corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, and energy, and has extensive experience in public and private offerings of debt and equity securities.
Mr. Masters earned his bachelor's degree at Tulane University and his Juris Doctorate degree from George Washington University.
Superior Energy Services, Inc. is a leading, highly diversified provider of specialized oilfield services and equipment. The Company focuses on serving the drilling-related needs of oil and gas companies primarily through its rental tools segment, and the production-related needs of oil and gas companies through its well intervention, rental tools and marine segments. The Company believes that it is one of the few companies capable of providing the services, tools and liftboats necessary to maintain, enhance and extend the life of offshore producing wells, as well as plug and abandonment services at the end of their life cycle.