Houston-headquartered NOV Inc. announced the appointment of a former energy transition executive to its board of directors.
Patricia Martinez was named to NOV’s board, and the appointment is effective as of March 6. She was formerly chief energy transition officer of Enerflex Ltd.
“We are delighted to welcome Patricia Martinez to NOV’s board of directors,” Clay Williams, chairman, president, and CEO of NOV, says in a news release. “Patricia brings extensive industry experience to our board, including growing energy businesses in international markets, and more recently guiding and developing projects within the energy transition ranging from CCUS to hydrogen to biogas. Her deep insights into emerging energy opportunities will help shape NOV’s energy transition strategy.”
Martinez, who also serves as a director of Par Pacific Holdings Inc., holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration and marketing from Universidad Argentina de la Empresa and an MBA from Houston Christian University.
With the appointment, NOV Inc.’s board of directors now has of ten directors, nine of whom are independent members.