Corporate Governance

Anthony has served as our President and Chief Executive Officer since October 2018. Prior to his current role, Anthony served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Sidewinder Drilling Company. Anthony joined Sidewinder upon its founding as Senior Vice President & CFO, a position he held until November 2014 when he was promoted to President & Chief Financial Officer with overall responsibility for the profitability and operating performance of the Company. He was promoted to President and CEO in September 2017.

From April 2006 through September 2010, Anthony held the position of Vice President Business Development of Scorpion Offshore. Scorpion Offshore was an international offshore drilling contractor with operations across the globe which was acquired by Seadrill in 2010. Prior to joining Scorpion Offshore, he held operational, marketing, corporate planning and management positions with Atwood Oceanics, Transocean and Ensco.

Anthony started his career working as a roughneck on offshore drilling rigs in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. Anthony is a member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers and the International Association of Drilling Contractors . He is a veteran of the US Army and holds a B.B.A. from Texas A&M University and an M.B.A. from Rice University.

Philip has served as our Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since August 2016. Philip joined the company upon its founding as Senior Vice President and General Counsel. Philip was promoted to Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer in 2012. Prior to joining the company, Philip served as the Vice President, General Counsel, Corporate Secretary and Chief Compliance Officer of Grant Prideco, Inc. until its sale to National Oilwell Varco.

Philip was a Senior Associate at Fulbright & Jaworski LLP and began his career as a Certified Public Accountant at Ernst & Young LLP. Philip holds a B.B.A. in accounting from Texas A&M University and received his law degree from The University of Texas in Austin.

Philip has served as our Senior Vice President, Operations since December 2020. Prior to his current role Philip served as our Vice President, Operations. Philip joined the company in January of 2013 where he served in roles with increasing responsibility, including Drilling Superintendent and Operations Manager.

Prior to joining the company, Philip was employed at Rowan Companies Inc., where he was a lead project engineer overseeing construction of offshore drilling rigs from 2010 until 2013. Philip served in roles with increasing responsibility in Rowan’s drilling operations, including Rig Manager and Safety Specialist. Philip holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Texas A&M University and is a member of the International Association of Drilling Contractors.

Scott has served as our Senior Vice President, Business Development since December 2020. Scott joined Sidewinder Drilling in March 2012 where he held various roles with increasing responsibility as it related to marketing and contracting of the Sidewinder rig fleet throughout several regions of the US including the Bakken, Marcellus, Permian, Haynesville and Eagle Ford. In September 2017, he was promoted to Vice President Marketing for Sidewinder Drilling and maintained that position through its merger with ICD in October 2018 until his promotion to his current role December 2020.

Prior to joining Sidewinder, Scott held the position of International Business Development Manager for Allis Chalmers Energy from March 2007 to November 2011. Allis Chalmers was an oil field service conglomerate with equipment based across both domestic and international markets before its combination with Archer in 2011. Before joining Allis Chalmers, he held sales and business development roles for several oilfield service companies including Quality Rental Tools, and Varco.

Scott holds a B.B.A. from Texas A&M University and is a member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers and the International Association of Drilling Contractors.

Katherine served as our Chief Accounting Officer since May 2020 before being promoted to her current role as Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer in December 2020. Prior to her current role, she served as our Director of Financial Reporting from June 2015 to May 2020 and as our Corporate Controller from August 2013 to June 2015.

Prior to joining us, Katherine held various positions, the most recent of which was Assistant Controller at Nabors Industries, Ltd., a publicly traded drilling contractor, from January 2010 to August 2013, and served in similar positions as well with Nabors from January 1996 until December 2000. From 2001 until 2009, Katherine owned and operated a private mortgage company.

Katherine, a certified public accountant, holds a B.B.A. in accounting from the University of Texas at Arlington.

Marc has served as our Vice President, Sales and Marketing since December 2020. Marc joined the company in January 2014 as Manager, Sales and Business Development where he was responsible for the contracting and marketing of the company’s growing fleet of newbuild drilling rigs across Texas and its contiguous states. Marc was promoted to Director, Sales and Marketing in 2019.

Prior to joining ICD, Marc worked for Strata Control Services and Turbo Chem International, which are specialty chemical companies who provide wellbore stability products across all major US and international oil & gas plays. During his time there he held various roles with increasing responsibility in both land and offshore applications as well as sales management.

Marc is a member of the International Association of Drilling Contractors and currently serves as Vice-Chairman of the IADC Houston Chapter Board of Directors. He holds a B.A. from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.