Natural Resources >> CEO Interviews >> September 14, 1999

Joel Staff – National-oilwell (noi)

JOEL STAFF has been President and Chief Executive Officer of National- Oilwell since July 1993 and has served as its Chairman since January 1996. Mr. Staff has served on the Board of Directors of the Petroleum Equipment Suppliers Association (PESA) and currently serves on the Boards of the National Ocean Industries Association (NOIA) and the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Houston. From 1976 to 1993, Mr. Staff was with Baker Hughes, Inc. where he served as a Senior Vice President of the parent company and was President of both the drilling and production groups. Profile
TWST: Let's start out by you giving us a brief overview of National-

Oilwell, the company's history, activities, customers, those kinds of

things please.

Mr. Staff: The history of the