2015 Speakers

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Mark has significant experience providing strategic direction in supply chain management, operations and procurement in mining, engineering services, oil & gas, power, chemicals and process manufacturing. He now takes global leadership and management of the procurement & materials management organization for the AECOM Industrial Process business unit. Responsible for developing the strategy for an effective supply chain program - and a high performance team to carry out the program - he is accountable for all procurement and materials management activities on all Industrial Process, Oil Gas and Chemicals Projects globally. This includes supply chain strategies for globalization of sourcing and technology platforms, policies and procedures, systems and supporting tools.

Charles is responsible for managing, evaluating, and enhancing Kinder Morgan’s compliance program. His responsibilities also include advising senior management and boards on significant compliance, legal and regulatory issues; working with trade groups on compliance and regulatory matters; conducting investigations; developing and presenting training modules; conducting risk assessments; and interfacing with regulatory agencies on investigations and audits.

James Hall is the Global Director of Logistics, Transportation and Compliance for Nabors Industries, LTD.  James has been directly involved in supply chain logistics for over 20 years and has been exposed to a myriad of issues; FCPA, Anti-boycott, Import/Export Classification, Licensing, Country of Origin Determination, Focused Assessment, Voluntary Disclosures, Post Entry Amendments, Protests, Related Party Transaction Pricing, Anti-Dumping Review, Compliance Program Implementation, and Contract Negotiation.  Being squarely placed in the Global Supply Chain has always required Mr. Hall to meet the challenge of satisfying compliance regulations and proactively avoiding down time in the supply chain.

Jan leads the Dresser-Rand global compliance program supporting ethical business conduct and addressing anti-corruption laws, import and export sanctions and controls. Prior to joining Dresser-Rand, Jan held a number of legal and compliance leadership roles at Baker Hughes and other public companies.

Jay is the Vice President, Chief Compliance Officer and the Senior Deputy General Counsel for Baker Hughes Incorporated (“BHI”). Prior to joining BHI, he was a Shareholder at Winstead Sechrest & Minick P.C., a Partner at Phelps Dunbar and Andrews & Kurth, and the Assistant General Counsel of Mobil Oil Corporation’s Worldwide Exploration and Production Division in Fairfax, Virginia.  Jay has also served as General Counsel of Mobil Natural Gas, Inc. in Houston, Texas.

Jock is responsible for Oceaneering's global ethics & compliance program helping to ensure that management and employees are in compliance with the rules and regulations of regulatory agencies, that company policies and procedures are being followed, and that behavior in the organization meets the company’s Code of Business Conduct and Ethics.

Joe Oringel has more than twenty-five years of experience in internal auditing, fraud detection, and forensics, including ten years of Big Four assurance and risk advisory services. His corporate and cosourcing roles include information security, compliance and internal auditing responsibilities in highly-regulated industries such as energy, pharmaceuticals, and financial services.

John is the Chief Compliance Officer for Noble Energy, Inc. (”Noble Energy”). In his role, he oversees all aspects of Noble Energy’s ethics and compliance program globally, and is responsible for implementation and management of the company’s ethics and compliance policies, procedures and guidelines to ensure the company’s employees understand and adhere to Noble Energy’s Code of Conduct, and legal and regulatory requirements. John has legal experience in both private and in-house practice, and working for the U.S. government.  Prior to joining Noble Energy, he was Director, Ethics & Legal Compliance with Baker Hughes Inc., and has also worked as Deputy Compliance Officer & Counsel–Litigation with St. Louis-based Charter Communications, Inc.  Before that in private practice, he worked with Bryan Cave LLP, an international law firm headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri with over 1,100 lawyers worldwide.

Jorge has significant experience across supply chain and compliance. Prior to his current role at Precision Drilling he worked at McKinsey & Company in a variety of client engagements with significant focus on Strategy & Planning, Procurement & Supply Management, and Organization across multiple industries including Oil & Gas providing strategic and analytic guidance, project management support and capability building.

Sergio is the Chief Compliance Officer for Layne Christensen Company. In his role, Sergio implements, enhances, and oversees all aspects of Layne’s global compliance program. Prior to joining Layne, Sergio was compliance counsel at McDermott International, Inc. and a litigation associate at Baker Botts LLP.

Marcel was responsible for spearheading, creating, and implementing the compliance program to drive operations for a portfolio of 25 separate and independent oil and gas service companies operating in 30 countries, resulting in a robust compliance policy tailored to each entity with buy-in from individual companies. He leads internal investigations or, where appropriate, selects proper resources for handling of 3rd party investigations surrounding potential breaches of compliance policies. Further to this he provides guidance and support to senior management on complex ethics and compliance issues, including policy interpretation and requirements.

In her current role Melissa leads the strategic logistics group of the global supply chain, to put in place global and regional contracts in conjunction with trade regulations. Previous to this, Melissa worked as regional trade compliance manager for North America at Weatherford International.

Stefan Hoffmann-Kuhnt is Head of Compliance Program, Monitoring & Reporting at SNC-Lavalin, Canada.  He is responsible for the design and implementation of their global Compliance Program focusing on “Prevention”, “Detection” and “Response” to anti-corruption and anti-trust challenges. This includes relevant Compliance policies, controls, reporting mechanisms, stakeholder engagement, collective action outreach program, communication, training, education, consultation and advisory functions. Prior to this role, he worked in various senior management roles for Siemens in China,  the United States, Australia and at the headquarters in Germany.

Chris has over 30 years of Information Technology, eCommerce and Consulting experience and has been a key player in Oil & Gas eCommerce since 1995.  Chris has managed numerous global projects for operators, services companies and eCommerce networks across the globe being both employed by and consulted to numerous Fortune 500 companies.  He was a founding member of ACT Global Consulting Ltd and has been providing strategic advice and technology architecture solutions to the Oil & Gas industry since 2006.  In March 2015 Chris became CEO of OFS Portal LLC.  Chris is past-Chair of PIDX Europe and he holds a Masters degree in Computing.  He is a keen rock climber and Ducati super-bike enthusiast.

Brian has significant experience in developing and managing international compliance programs. An expert in FCPA and UK Bribery Act, Brian has a strong background in identifying issues and implementing solutions which minimize risk while allowing businesses to accomplish their goals. He has also directed risk assessments, internal and external compliance audits, M&A and third-party due diligence, training and investigations in over 60 countries on six continents.

Thomas Fox has practiced law in Houston for 25 years. He is now an Independent Consultant, assisting companies with anti-corruption and anti-bribery compliance and International Transaction issues. He was most recently the General Counsel at Drilling Controls, Inc., a worldwide oilfield manufacturing and service company. He was previously division counsel with Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. where he supported Halliburton’s software division and its downhole division.