Natural Resources >> CEO Interviews >> August 2, 2001

David Demshur – Core Laboratories (clb)

DAVID M. DEMSHUR is Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of Core Laboratories N.V. Since joining the company in 1979 he has held various operating positions, including Manager of Geological Sciences, Vice President of Europe Africa and Middle East Division and Senior Vice President. He was named President in December 1993 and assumed duties in January 1994. In 1995, he added the title of Chief Executive Officer and in 2001 became Chairman. Prior to Core Laboratories, Mr. Demshur worked for Gulf Oil Corp. from 1977 to 1979. He graduated from The Pennsylvania State University in 1977 with a BS degree in Geology. Mr. Demshur was recognized by the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences as a Centennial Fellow in 1996 and by the University as an Alumni Fellow in 1998. Mr. Demshur serves as an active member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers, American Association of Petroleum Geologists, Petroleum Exploration Society of Great Britain and Society of Core Analysts section of the Society of Professional Well Loggers Association. He is a member of Core Laboratories' Board of Directors. Profile
TWST: Could we start out with a history and overview of Core

Laboratories?

Mr. Demshur: Core Laboratories is 65 years old and has had an

interesting history over the last several years. Core