Natural Resources >> CEO Interviews >> October 27, 2003

Patrick Murray – Dresser Inc

PATRICK M. MURRAY is Chief Executive Officer, a Director and a member of the Executive Committee of Dresser, Inc. Mr. Murray previously served as President of Dresser Equipment Group, Inc.; Vice President, Strategic Initiatives of Dresser Industries, Inc.; and Vice President, Operations of Dresser, Inc. Mr. Murray has also served as the President of Sperry- Sun Drilling Services and as the Controller of NL Industries. Mr. Murray joined NL Industries in 1973 as a Systems Application Consultant and served in a variety of increasingly senior management positions with NL Industries, Baroid Corporation and Dresser Industries. Mr. Murray is currently on the Boards of the Valve Manufacturers Association, Petroleum Equipment Suppliers Association, Harvest Natural Resources, Inc., Precision Drilling Corporation, and the Dallas Council on World Affairs. He is also on the Board of Advisors for the Maguire Energy Institute, Edwin L. Cox School of Business, Southern Methodist University. Profile
TWST: Would you give us a historical overview of Dresser?

Mr. Murray: Dresser has a long history. It was originally founded in

about 1880 in Bradford, Pennsylvania, although some of our