Technology >> CEO Interviews >> July 18, 2016

Interview with the CEO and President and the SVP and CFO: RigNet, Inc. (NASDAQ:RNET)

Pickett, Steven E.
Steven E. Pickett currently serves as Chief Executive Officer and President for RigNet, Inc. Before joining RigNet, Mr. Pickett was the Chief Executive Officer and President of 21st Century Towers, a new entrant in the wireless infrastructure market. Mr. Pickett also served as Chief Executive Officer to North America’s second-largest tower construction and maintenance company, WesTower Communications, which was acquired by MasTec (NYSE:MTZ). Prior to WesTower, Mr. Pickett was the Chief Executive Officer and President of Telmar Network Technology until its sale to Jabil Circuits (NYSE:JBL). Mr. Pickett’s other roles included Senior Vice President/General Manager of Alcatel-Lucent’s Optical Network Division and Vice President of Sales at Alcatel. Mr. Pickett has been a QuEST Forum board member since early 2011 and served as an executive contributor for two years prior to that. He holds a Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering from Tufts University and a Master of Business Administration degree from The Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University. Profile
Schneider, Chip
Chip Schneider is Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of RigNet, Inc. Mr. Schneider oversees RigNet's global finance operations, including accounting, treasury, tax, corporate finance, information technology, supply chain management and investor relations. He has more than 30 years of banking and industry experience, working with companies such as KBR, Enron Corp. and National Power PLC. Mr. Schneider has held a diverse range of corporate finance and banking positions, with a focus on treasury, project finance, M&A and controllership activities at corporate and division levels. He holds a BBA in finance and an MBA from The University of Texas at Austin, McCombs School of Business. Profile
TWST: Can you give us some sense of how much the downturn in oil prices has impacted RigNet?

Mr. Schneider: Certainly, the oil industry influences our business