Natural Resources >> CEO Interviews >> October 23, 2000

John Coble – Grand Prideco Inc (grp)

JOHN C. COBLE was appointed President of Grant Prideco in 1995. Upon the completion of the Grant Prideco spin-off from Weatherford, Mr. Coble is serving as the President and Chief Executive Officer as well as a Director of Grant Prideco. From 1989 to 1995, Mr. Coble held senior executive level positions at Weatherford and held senior executive level positions at Grant Prideco from 1981 to 1989. Prior to 1981, Mr. Coble spent 12 years with Shell Oil Company in both marketing and financial areas. Mr. Coble graduated with a Bachelor's degree from the University of Missouri and a Master's degree from Kellogg (Northwestern University). Profile
TWST: Could you provide our readers with a brief overview and profile of

Grant Prideco?

Mr. Coble: Grant Prideco is a high-performance oilfield tubulars company

headquartered in The Woodlands,