From 2006-2007 John served on the IPLOCA Board of Directors as its 1st Vice President, under outgoing President Andy Lukas.
Early in his career, John worked as a staff engineer in the tyre and pharmaceutical industries in his native state of Mississippi. He graduated from the University of Mississippi with an engineering degree and later obtained an MBA from Delta State University.
He joined Heerema in 1981 in the Commercial Department where he prepared and negotiated tenders and contracts. Later he was promoted to the Commercial Manager. As deepwater efforts expanded in the Gulf of Mexico he was named General Manager of North and South America and helped launch Heerema’s efforts in the region.
Following an assignment with INTEC Engineering he returned to Heerema in 2006 as its CEO.
Says John, “Our current President, Andy Lukas, initiated a change process to vastly improve the value of IPLOCA to our membership. The Board has worked extremely hard to turn good ideas into practical reality. As next year’s President, I look forward to building on the current initiatives to further enhance the value and influence of IPLOCA on our industry.”