Natural Resources >> CEO Interviews >> May 9, 2005
STEPHEN A. SNIDER has been the President, Chief Executive Officer and a
Director of Universal Compression Holdings, Inc., since consummation of
its Tidewater Compression acquisition in 1998. Mr. Snider joined
Tidewater Compression in 1975 as General Manager of air compressor
operations. In 1979, Mr. Snider established Tidewater Compression's
operations in the northeastern United States. In 1981, he assumed
responsibility for the western United States operations of Tidewater
Compression. Mr. Snider left Tidewater Compression in 1983 to own and
operate businesses unrelated to the energy industry. He returned to
Tidewater Compression in 1991 as Senior Vice President of Compression.
Mr. Snider has over 25 years of experience in senior management of
operating companies. He serves as a Director of Energen Corporation, a
diversified energy company focusing on natural gas distribution and oil
and gas exploration and production. Additionally, Mr. Snider serves as
a Director of T-3 Energy Services, Inc., a company that provides a broad
range of oilfield products and services to customers in the upstream oil
and gas industry, petrochemical and refinery plants, shipyards and
offshore fabrication companies. Profile
J. MICHAEL ANDERSON joined Universal Compression as Senior Vice
President and Chief Financial Officer in March 2003. From 1999 to March
2003, Mr. Anderson held various positions with Azurix Corp., primarily
as the company's Chief Financial Officer and later as Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer. Prior to that time, Mr. Anderson spent 10 years in
the Global Investment Banking Group of J. P. Morgan Chase & Co. Mr.
Anderson received a Master of Business Administration degree from the
Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania and a Bachelor of Business
Administration degree from Texas Tech University. Profile
Compression Holdings and then give us a picture of the company at the
present time?
Mr. Snider: We have a company that last
