Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. has appointed Ronald Woll as Senior Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer, effective immediately. Based in Houston, Woll will have oversight of company marketing and contract acquisition activities.
Woll has an extensive background in the oil-field services arena in a career covering business development, manufacturing, supply chain, and business process re-engineering. Prior to joining Diamond Offshore, Woll served as Senior Vice President, Supply Chain at Halliburton, and he has previously worked for Bertelsmann, PricewaterhouseCoopers and General Electric. Woll graduated Summa Cum Laude in Industrial Engineering from the State University of New York at Buffalo and later obtained a Master's Degree in Engineering Management at the same college.
Diamond President and Chief Executive Officer, Marc Edwards, said, "Ron brings with him a successful track record where he has brought value to both service company and operator alike in a win-win manner. His extensive industry knowledge and leadership experience will be an important addition to an already strong marketing team."