U.S. Silica Holdings, Inc. Announces Appointment of Peter Bernard to the Board of Directors
May 01 2012 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
U.S. Silica Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: SLCA) today announced the
appointment of Mr. Peter Bernard to U.S. Silica’s Board of
Directors. The election of Mr. Bernard brings the number of
Directors to seven members. Mr. Bernard will also serve as an
independent member of the Audit Committee.
Commenting on this appointment, Bryan A. Shinn, U.S. Silica’s
President and Chief Executive Officer said, “With our rapidly
growing presence and leadership role in supplying proppants to the
oil and gas sector, we are delighted to have someone with Peter’s
deep oilfield experience and strong industry background join our
Board of Directors.”
Mr. Bernard brings to U.S. Silica extensive breadth, depth and
expertise in the oil services sector of the energy industry. Mr.
Bernard served in various roles of increasing responsibility and
seniority at Halliburton from 1985 until 2008, including as a
member of the Executive Committee from 2007 until 2008.
Additionally, Mr. Bernard has served as Vice President and Global
Account Executive for Royal Dutch Shell, President and CEO of
Landmark Graphics and Senior Vice President of Business Development
and Marketing, where he was accountable for global contracts and
pricing.
Mr. Bernard is currently the Chairman of Zeitecs a specialized
artificial lift technology company, and in addition he serves as
Chairman of Tendeka, a Global completions solutions company
headquartered in UK. Mr. Bernard received his B.S. degree in
Petroleum Engineering from the University of Louisiana at
Lafayette.
About U.S. Silica Holdings, Inc.
U.S. Silica Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation, is
the second largest domestic producer of commercial silica, a
specialized mineral that is a critical input into the oil and gas
proppants end market and a variety of attractive industrial and
specialty products end markets. During its 112-year history, U.S.
Silica Holdings, Inc. has developed core competencies in mining,
processing, logistics and materials science that enable it to
produce and cost-effectively deliver over 200 products to customers
across these end markets. U.S. Silica Holdings, Inc. is
headquartered in Frederick, Maryland.
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