COMPANY

Oil drilling support and equipment, founded 1987 by the merger of Hughes Tool and Baker Oil Tools.

Official Website:
http://www.bakerhughes.com/

Industry:
Industrial Services

Ticker:
NYSE:BHI

Corporate headquarters:
Houston, TX

Sales:
$6.1B (2004)

Employees:
26,900 (2004)

EXECUTIVES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Thomas W. Cason	Business	c. 1942		CFO of Baker Hughes, 1989-90
Chad C. Deaton	Business	c. 1952		CEO of Baker Hughes
G. Stephen Finley	Business	c. 1951		CFO of Baker Hughes, 1999-2006
Eric L. Mattson	Business	c. 1951		CFO of Baker Hughes, 1993-99
Joel V. Staff	Business	c. 1943		CEO of Reliant Energy, 2003-07
Michael E. Wiley	Business	1951		CEO of Baker Hughes, 2000-04
James D. Woods	Business	c. 1931		CEO of Baker Hughes, 1987-97

CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Larry D. Brady	Business	c. 1943		CEO of Intermec, 2000-07
Chad C. Deaton	Business	c. 1952		CEO of Baker Hughes
Edward Djerejian	Diplomat	6-Mar-1939		US Ambassador to Israel, 1994
Anthony G. Fernandes	Business	c. 1945		CEO of Phillip Services, 1999-2002
Claire W. Gargalli	Business	c. 1942		President of Equimark, 1984-90
Clarence P. Cazalot Jr.	Business	1951		CEO of Marathon Oil
Pierre H. Jungels	Business	c. 1945		CEO of Enterprise Oil, 1997-2001
James A. Lash	Business	4-May-1944		Manchester Principal LLC
James F. McCall	Military	c. 1934		US Army Comptroller, 1988-91
H. John Riley, Jr.	Business	c. 1941		CEO of Cooper Industries, 1995-2005
Charles L. Watson	Business	c. 1949		CEO of Dynegy, 1989-2002

PAST BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Paul M. Anderson	Business	1945		CEO of Duke Energy, 2003-07
Richard D. Kinder	Business	c. 1944		Chairman of Kinder Morgan Energy
J. Larry Nichols	Business	6-Jul-1942		CEO of Devon Energy
Michael E. Wiley	Business	1951		CEO of Baker Hughes, 2000-04
James D. Woods	Business	c. 1931		CEO of Baker Hughes, 1987-97

EMPLOYMENT

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Jack B. Moore	Business	c. 1953		CEO of Cameron International

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