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Pacific Drilling S.A. (NYSE: PACD) announced today that Michael Acuff
joined the company as senior vice president of sales and business
development, effective June 1, 2014. Acuff will be based in Houston and
responsible for management and administration of all company sales,
contract acquisition and corporate planning activities.
“I am pleased to welcome Michael to Pacific Drilling,” said CEO Chris
Beckett. “His proven track record and extensive industry experience will
be invaluable to us as we expand our fleet and continue to grow the
company.”
Acuff most recently was senior vice president of contracts and marketing
at Diamond Offshore. His extensive industry experience includes more
than a decade at Transocean, where he held various management positions
in marketing, corporate planning, operations and human resources.
Prior to joining Transocean, Acuff served in the U.S. Army from 1993 to
1997 as battery executive officer, battalion personnel officer and
platoon leader. Acuff holds a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering
from the University of Tennessee-Knoxville and an MBA in finance from
Rice University.
In conjunction with the expansion of the team, Bob MacChesney will move
to the role of SVP of key accounts. He will continue to be based in
Singapore and will focus on developing and maintaining strategic
relationships with certain key existing and target clients in Europe and
Southeast Asia.
MacChesney joined the company in 2008 and as one of the founders has
played a critical role in building the company to its current strong
standing. He has more than 30 years of experience in the drilling
industry, including 20 years with Schlumberger and nine with Transocean.
About Pacific Drilling
With its best-in-class drillships and highly experienced team, Pacific
Drilling is a fast-growing company that is committed to becoming the
industry’s preferred ultra-deepwater drilling contractor. Pacific
Drilling’s fleet of eight ultra-deepwater drillships will represent one
of the youngest and most technologically advanced fleets in the world.
The company currently operates five drillships under customer contract,
has one drillship mobilizing to begin its drilling operations under
client contract and has two drillships under construction at Samsung
Heavy Industries. For more information about Pacific Drilling, including
our current Fleet Status, please visit our website at www.pacificdrilling.com.
Source: Pacific Drilling