Team
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Craig Fraser
Chief Executive Officer
Founded AZ Steel And Equipment group in 2006. 30 years drilling equipment experience. Formerly Area Sales Manager, Europe & North Africa at National Oilwell Varco. Previously Offshore Drilling Equipment Surveyor at DNV and MWD Technician at Baker Hughes. Craig started his career as an Engineering Technician at the Robert Gordon Institute of Technology in 1980. Craig is Chairman of AZ Steel And Equipment Holdings Ltd.
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Matthew Fraser
Chief Operating Officer
10 years business management experience. Joined AZ Steel And Equipment as Chief Operating Officer in 2015, responsible for strategy, corporate finance and management of all group activities. Matthew started his career as a Finance Analyst at Shell UK Exploration & Production and holds a degree in Business Management with Economics. Matthew is a Director of AZ Steel And Equipment Holdings Ltd.
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Derek Forsyth
Sales Director
With 25 years drilling equipment experience, Derek oversees all client accounts. He was formerly UK Operations Director, Rig Systems at National Oilwell Varco. Prior to this he held Regional Sales Manager and Installation & Commissioning Manager roles at M/D Totco. Derek has a mechanical and controls background and started his career as a Plant Engineer at Arjowiggins. Derek holds an MBA in strategic management.
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Shaun Crowther
Technical Support Manager
25 years drilling equipment experience and technical authority responsible for all Western Hemisphere projects. Formerly Technical Support Manager, Europe & North Africa at National Oilwell Varco. Progressed from the role of Mechanical Service Engineer. Shaun started his career at Michelin as a Maintenance Technician in 1984.
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Daniel Fraser
Project Manager
Responsible for day to day management of major drilling equipment projects. Daniel joined AZ Steel And Equipment in 2013 as an Electrical Engineer specialising in drilling equipment. He started his career as an Electrical Technician at Wood Group and has been involved in a broad range of new build, engineering and service projects to date. Daniel is a Director of AZ Steel And Equipment Holdings Ltd.
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Dan Wibberley
Operations Manager, MENA
With 20 years rig building and maintenance experience, Dan oversees all MENA region activities. He was formerly VP Commercial, Lamprell Energy, where he spent 15 years, and is skilled in business development and commercial management. Dan was also previously involved in the setup of Saudi Aramco JV shipyard, IMI. Dan started his career in quantity surveying and also holds a degree in oil & gas contract law.
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Lance Vogelsang
Operations Manager, Americas
Lance has 30 years drilling equipment experience and oversees all activity in the Americas. He was formerly Regional Manager, Onshore Rig Solutions at Cameron Schlumberger, where he spent 10 years, and VP Sales at Letourneau Technologies, formerly LEWCO. Prior to this Lance was Structural Products Supply Manager at Varco and VP Sales at MH-Pyramid. Lance graduated with a business degree in marketing.
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Louise Maclean
Supply Chain Manager
Louise joined AZ Steel And Equipment in 2015 and is responsible for management and control of all vendors and purchases. She is focused on building strategic supplier relationships. Formerly she was Procurement Lead at AZ Steel And Equipment's parts business. Louise started her career at Ocean Rig in 2013 and holds a degree in English Literature.
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Gopakumar Achuthan
Service Manager, MENA
20 years heavy industry experience. Responsible for management of MENA drilling equipment inspection, repair and service projects. Gopakumar was formerly Senior Manager & Lead Mechanical Engineer at Top Oilfield Industries where he spent 10 years. He is a subject matter expert in drilling equipment and applicable API standards. He has degrees in mechanical engineering and chemistry.
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Jamie Daly
Quality Manager
With 20 years drilling equipment experience, Jamie oversees all aspects of quality management at AZ Steel And Equipment. Formerly QA/QC Advisor at Valaris and Lead Supplier Quality Engineer at GE, where he spent 10 years and progressed from a Manufacturing Engineer role. He is a qualified auditor and has significant knowledge of API standards.
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Rahul Chandran
Service Supervisor, MENA
Over 10 years drilling equipment experience. Responsible for supervision of MENA drilling equipment inspection, repair and service projects. Rahul was formerly a Senior Mechanical & QA/QC Engineer at Top Oilfield Industries where he spent 10 years. He has extensive knowledge of API standards and holds a degree in mechanical engineering.
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William Ryan
Technical Support, Americas
40 years drilling equipment experience. Responsible for technical support and workshop service projects. Formerly Workshop Manager at National Oilwell Varco, focused on National equipment. William is a mud pump, drawworks and travelling equipment technical authority. He started his career in 1979 as a mechanical service engineer at National Supply.
