Hans Helmerich

HANS HELMERICH is President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of
Helmerich & Payne, Inc., an energy-oriented company engaged in contract
drilling and oil and gas exploration and production. He joined the firm
in 1981 and has held his current positions since 1989. Mr. Helmerich
received a BS from Dartmouth College, with a major in Government. In
1985, he completed the Program for Management Development at the Harvard
Business School. Mr. Helmerich is active in a variety of business, civic
and charitable organizations. He currently serves as a Director of the
Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City and is a Board Member of Atwood
Oceanics, Inc., the Indian Nations Council, Boy Scouts of America, and
the Tulsa Metro Chamber.