Natural Resources >> CEO Interviews >> April 9, 2001
GENE ISENBERG is the Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief
Executive Officer of Nabors Industries, Inc., the world's largest land
and offshore platform drilling company. He has led the Houston-based
company since 1987. He serves as a Director of Danielson Holding Corp.,
an insurance holding company, and is a member of the Board of Governors
of the American Stock Exchange, the National Association of Securities
Dealers (NASD), and the NASDAQ Stock Exchange. From 1969 to 1982, Mr.
Isenberg was Chairman of the Board and principal shareholder of Genimar,
Inc., a steel trading and building products manufacturing company, which
he sold in 1982. From 1955 to 1968, Mr. Isenberg was employed in various
management capacities with the Exxon Corp. Mr. Isenberg received his BA
from the University of Massachusetts in 1950, his MA from Princeton
University in 1952, and he participated in the Program for Senior
Executives at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1966. He also
was an Instructor at Princeton University from 1951 - 1952. He served as
an Officer (Lt. jg) USN from 1952 - 1955. Mr. Isenberg has been the
principal sponsor of the Parkside School for learning disabled children.
The University of Massachusetts' 'Eugene M. Isenberg School of
Management' is named in recognition of his significant contributions
toward new facilities, his funding of scholarships, and his endowment of
a professorship. He also supports the Performing Arts and other various
charities in Palm Beach. Profile
Mr. Isenberg: I got involved in the company when it was known as Anglo
Energy about 14 years ago, just after it emerged from
