Natural Resources >> CEO Interviews >> January 26, 2009

Wm. Stacy Locke – Pioneer Drilling Company (pdc)

WM. STACY LOCKE, President and Chief Executive Officer of Pioneer Drilling Company, has served as an officer and Director of the company since May 1995. He has been President and Chief Executive Officer since December 2003 and was President and Chief Financial Officer from August 2000 to December 2003. He previously served as President and Chief Operating Officer from November 1998 to August 2000 and as President and Chief Executive Officer from May 1995 to November 1998. Prior to joining Pioneer Drilling, Mr. Locke was in investment banking for eight years and a geologist for seven years. Mr. Locke has a Master of Business Administration degree from Southern Methodist University and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Geology from University of California at Santa Barbara. Profile
TWST: Would you begin with a brief introduction to Pioneer Drilling?

Mr. Locke: Pioneer Drilling is a diversified oil service provider with two major

business lines: land contract drilling