Newpark Resources, Inc. Announces Change of Chief Executive Officer
August 23, 2021 at 07:00 am EDT
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Newpark Resources, Inc. announced that Paul Howes, President and Chief Executive Officer, intends to retire as an officer of Newpark on February 28, 2022, and be succeeded at such time by Matthew Lanigan, the current President of Newpark's Industrial Solutions operating segment. Mr. Lanigan, 50, joined Newpark in April 2016 as President, Newpark Industrial Solutions.
Newpark Resources, Inc. is a geographically diversified supplier providing products, as well as rentals and services to customers across multiple industries. The Company operates through two segments include Industrial Solutions, Fluids Systems and Industrial Blending. Its Industrial Solutions segment provides temporary worksite access solutions, including the rental of its recyclable composite matting systems, along with related site construction and services to customers in various markets including power transmission, oil and natural gas exploration and production (E&P), pipeline, renewable energy, petrochemical, construction and other industries, primarily in the United States and Europe. Its Fluids Systems segment provides drilling, completion, and stimulation fluids products and related technical services to customers for oil, natural gas, and geothermal projects primarily in North America and Europe, the Middle East and Africa, as well as certain countries in Asia Pacific.