Natural Resources >> CEO Interviews >> August 2, 2002
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. Profile
DOUGLAS E. FEARS is Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer
of Helmerich & Payne, Inc. He joined the company in 1986 as Manager,
Internal Audit and has held his current position since 1988. Mr. Fears
received a BBA from the University of Oklahoma and an MBA from the
Harvard Business School. He is a Certified Public Accountant and a
Chartered Financial Analyst. Mr. Fears is the President and Director of
Joseph's Storehouse, Chairman of the Board of Stand In The Gap, and
Director of Project Restoration. Profile
Mr. Helmerich: The company was founded in 1920. My grandfather and Bill
Payne, through their partnership, both
