NexTier Oilfield Solutions Inc. announced that Kenneth Pucheu, previously Vice President of Finance, has been promoted to Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective December 16, 2019. Mr. Pucheu succeeds Jan Kees van Gaalen, who is leaving the company to pursue other opportunities. Mr. Pucheu has twenty years of experience in corporate and operational finance across the energy industry and will be responsible for finance, accounting and reporting, tax, and treasury.

He has served as Vice President of Finance at Keane Group Inc. since 2016 and NexTier since October 2019, following the merger of Keane and C&J Energy Services Inc. (C&J). Previously, he worked at Schlumberger Limited for fifteen years in various senior-level positions, including Head of Finance for Drilling and Measurements, and Director of Finance for North America Offshore.