C. Christopher Gaut

Biography

 Mr. Gaut has been one of our directors since 2008. Mr. Gaut is the Executive Chairman of Forum Energy Technologies, Inc. He served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Forum Energy Technologies, Inc., a publicly traded global provider of manufactured equipment and products to the energy industry, from August 2010 until May 2017. Mr. Gaut previously served as a Managing Director of SCF Partners, a Houston, Texas based private equity firm that engages in investment and acquisition of energy service companies. Prior to joining SCF Partners, he served as President of Halliburton Company's Drilling and Evaluation Division from January 2008 until April 2009. Mr. Gaut also previously served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Halliburton Company, one of the world's largest providers of products and services to the energy industry. He was appointed to the board of directors of Key Energy Services in December 2016. Mr. Gaut holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Engineering Sciences from Dartmouth College and a Master of Business Administration from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania. Mr. Gaut currently serves on our Compensation Committee.

Research Interest

  Environmental Science