Managemenrt

& Directors

Jerry L. Winchester
President & Chief Executive Officer

Jerry has served as our President since 1998. In July 2002 he assumed the position of Chief Executive Officer. From 1998 to May 2008 Jerry also served as Chief Operating Officer. Prior to joining Boots & Coots in 1998, he was employed by Halliburton Energy Services since 1981 in positions of increasing responsibility, most recently as Global Manager – Well Control, Coil Tubing and Special Services. Jerry is an active member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers and the International Association of Drilling Contractors.

Dewitt H. Edwards
Chief Operating Officer

Dee has served as Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President since June 2008. Dee has served in various capacities for Boots & Coots since September of 1998. Most recently, since June 2006, he has served as Executive Vice President. From April 2005 to June 2006, Dee served as Senior Vice President—Finance and was the company’s principal financial officer. Dee served as a consultant to the company from May 2002 to April 2005, working on initiatives to refinance our obligations and improve our overall capital structure and liquidity. From September 1998 to May 2002, Dee was employed by the company as Executive Vice President. Before joining Boots & Coots Dee was employed by Halliburton Energy Services for 19 years where he served in positions of increasing authority, including Mid-Continent Area Manager and North America Resource Manager.

Cary Baetz
Chief Financial Officer

Cary joined Boots & Coots as Chief Financial Officer in August of 2008. Before joining Boots & Coots, Cary had served as Vice president of Finance, Treasurer and Assistant Secretary for Chaparral Steel since its spin off from Texas Industries in 2005. Prior to that, he worked in several financial positions of increasing authority for Texas Industries from 1996 to 2005, up to the position of Director of Corporate Finance in 2002. From 1993 to 1996, Cary served as Relationship Manager and Assistant Vice President for Wells Fargo. He served as a financial analyst for Microprocessors Unlimited from 1990 to 1993 and as an investment advisor for Dean Witter Reynolds from 1988 to 1990. Cary received his B.S. in Finance and Accounting from Oklahoma State University and his M.B.A. in Finance from the University of Arkansas.

Gary P. Barbee
Senior Vice President, International Business Development & Geographical Management

Gary’s responsibilities as Senior Vice President include the development and management of all of Boots & Coots’ international locations. Prior to that, Gary served as Vice President - Latin America. From 2001 until Boots & Coots’ acquisition of Hydraulic Well Control (HWC) in 2006, Gary was employed by HWC, where he served most recently as Director of Global Sales. Prior to joining HWC, he was employed by Cliffs Drilling Company for more than 20 years where he served in positions of increasing authority, including the positions of Vice President – Operations for Venezuela and Vice President – Geographic Management for Venezuela and Trinidad and Tobago.

Larry Burleson
Senior Vice President, Customer Relations

Larry has over 30 years of experience in the oil and gas industry. The past 20 years he has focused on well control, most recently as Director of Sales for Wild Well Control. His experience in the energy industry has ranged from down-hole drilling tools and surface equipment to drilling contractor and turnkey operations. Larry is also a member of the International Association of Drilling Contractors, the American Association of Drilling Engineers and The Society of Petroleum Engineers.

John (Kelly) Hebert
Senior Vice President, Support Services

Kelly is in charge of Boots & Coots’ health, safety and quality control activities. He comes to Boots & Coots from Halliburton Energy Services, where he was employed since 1977, beginning his career at Halliburton as Service Supervisor. In 1988 Mr. Hebert moved into the health, safety and environmental field and held various positions within Halliburton of increasing authority, including Senior Human Resource Supervisor, Field Service Quality Coordinator and District Manager. Most recently Mr. Hebert served as Region HSE/Q Manager for Halliburton’s southern region.

John Garner
Vice President, Response

John is responsible for the company’s well control response and engineering operations. John came to Boots & Coots as a Senior Well Control Engineer in 1999. Prior to joining Boots & Coots he worked for Avanti for 12 years in increasing capacities from Drilling Engineer to Vice President of Operations for Avanti Consulting. John’s experience has always been in the oilfield, starting his career as a roughneck and working for Otis Engineering and Westland Oil Development Corporation before joining Avanti. John is a registered professional engineer and has authored and co-authored several technical publications for World Oil and the Society of Petroleum Engineers. John is a member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers, the American Petroleum Institute, the International Association of Drilling Contractors and the American Association of Drilling Engineers.

Danny Clayton
Vice President, Well Control

Danny has over 40 years experience in the oil and gas industry and specifically with well control since 1974. In 1978 Danny joined the Red Adair Company as a Well Control Specialist, and was part of the International Well Control group when it merged with Boots & Coots. Danny has been around the world several times over on numerous high-profiled fires, including Kuwait and Iraq. Today, Danny is responsible for all of Boots & Coots’ Well Control operations.

Leonard R. Goin
Vice President, HWO/Snubbing Services

Lennie has served as VP, HWO/Snubbing Services since January 2007. Previously he served as Vice President of Operations since January 2001. Lennie served as Global Operations Manager for the period from April 2000 until January 2001. Prior to that he served as Operations Manager from January 1998 until April 2000. Before moving into the office Lennie worked in the field as a Snubbing Supervisor (international and domestic) from May 1991 until January 1998 and as a Snubbing Operator from July 1984 until May 1991. Prior to his employment, Lennie worked as a Snubbing Helper and Operator from May 1976 until July 1984 for Tescorp Energy, Baker Production Services, Livingston Oilwell Service and Otis Engineering. Lennie’s oilfield experience is exclusively in the snubbing industry performing a wide variety of well intervention work.

Allen Duke
Vice President, Safeguard/Prevention

Allen has served as Vice President of Safeguard and Prevention since its inception in 1997 and has been responsible for its growth and development since. Allen has over 20 years of progressive emergency response, safety, industrial hygiene and prevention experience in the oil and gas industry. He is a certified master facilitator in risk management with an emphasis on Bowtie methodology. Allen has developed emergency management plans for several of the international oil countries as well as for domestic fire departments companies. He has also published several articles on well integrity and risk management. Allen began his career at CET Environmental as a chemist and industrial hygienist and worked at Garner Environmental as Safety and Industrial Hygiene Manager prior to joining Boots & Coots.

Mike Clark
Vice President, Pressure Control

In 2007 Mike joined Boots and Coots to help start the Pressure Control Division. Having grown up in the oilfields of Southern Louisiana, Mike has a vast level of experience in the rental service industry. He has worked in this field for over 23 years, both internationally and throughout the US. His experience includes operating equipment on well control, coiled tubing and snubbing jobs in all of the major high pressure areas of the industry. Mike started his career in 1985 as a Service Tech with TOTCO where he worked in the instrumentation and choke divisions, eventually becoming Store Manager in Lafayette, LA. Starting with Power Chokes in 1996, Mike worked the Gulf Coast area as District Manager and later as Senior Vice President of the Land Division of Expro, L.L.C.

Tom Hendrix
Vice President of Business Development, Pressure Control

Tom joined Boots & Coots in 2007 to help launch the pressure control division. With over 30 years experience in the oil and gas industry, Tom’s primary concentration has been surface equipment and rental tools. At the start of his career with Cameron Iron Works he flowed back many of the HPHT deep gas wells in the Anadarko Basin. Tom went on to work extensively in both domestic and international markets. He worked for Enterra Oil Field Rental (Wellcat) supplying equipment and providing recompletion services throughout the duration of the fires and post capping of Kuwait. Before joining Boots & Coots, Tom served as Vice President of Sales for Power Chokes, where from his start in 1992 he was instrumental in growing the company through business development and operational efforts.

Charles R. (Bob) Brabham
Vice President, International Operations

Bob’s duties include the daily activity of the company’s international hydraulic workover services. Prior to joining Boots & Coots he had been employed by Halliburton Energy Services since 1995, where he served as Production Enhancement and District Manager for Algeria. From 1974 to 1983 and again from 1987 to 1994, Mr. Brabham was employed by Otis Engineering Corporation for various snubbing and training supervisory positions in the United States, Algeria and Southeast Asia. From 1984 to 1987 Mr. Brabham worked for Pressure Control International as Vice President of Operations in Singapore and Cudd Pressure Control as International Coordinator.

Paul Esteves
Vice President, Europe & Africa

Paul is responsible for business development and geographical management of the African and European markets. Prior to joining Boots & Coots late 2006, Mr. Esteves was employed by Halliburton Energy Services for close to 18 years where he served in positions of increasing authority at various technical, business development and management positions, and most recently as Global Account Manager based in Algeria. From 1980 to 1988 Mr. Esteves worked for Flopetrol-Schlumberger in various snubbing positions in West Africa, the North Sea and Latin America.

Phil Volet
Vice President, Middle East & Asia

Phil is responsible for business development and geographical management of the Middle East and Asian markets. Phil came to Boots & Coots via the acquisition of Hydraulic Well Control where he held numerous positions, the latest being Operations Manager for Dubai. His experience in the snubbing/hydraulic workover business includes over 30 years in a variety of marketing and offshore functions that have included both administrative and personnel responsibilities as well as management of business operations and development.

Henry Melendez
Vice President, Latin America

Henry is responsible for business development and geographical management of Latin America. Henry has over 30 years of experience in the oil and gas Industry, with Petróleos de Venezuela S.A. (PDVSA) and consulting company CBM in Mexico, most of his experience being in drilling, workovers and completions. Henry has extensive experience in the Latin American market. He began his career working as a production and drilling engineer in Venezuela, where he resided for 28 years before moving to Mexico as a drilling consultant.

Mickie Theriot
Vice President, Global Assets & Manufacturing

Prior to its acquisition by Boots & Coots, Mickie had been employed by Hydraulic Well Control since 1993, where he held positions of HWO/Snubbing Supervisor/Operator, Shop Manager and Global Asset Manager. Mickie has exclusive experience in the hydraulic workover/snubbing industry and has performed a wide variety of critical well interventions in the North Sea. At present he manages new fabrication of all the company’s hydraulic workover/snubbing equipment and maintains current operational equipment for the Gulf of Mexico.

Doug Swanson
Chairman of the Board of Directors

Doug Swanson has served as a Class III director since March 2006. Mr. Swanson serves as a Class III director for a term that will expire on the date of our annual meeting of stockholders in 2009. Mr. Swanson was elected Chairman of the board by our board of directors on November 6, 2006. Mr. Swanson was appointed as president and chief executive officer of Oil States International, Inc. in January 2000. He resigned his position as president of Oil States in May 2006, and he resigned his position as chief executive officer of Oil States in April 2007. Oil States International, Inc., a diversified oilfield services company, that is a leading manufacturer of products for deepwater production facilities and subsea pipelines, and is a leading supplier of a broad range of services to the oil and gas industry, including production-related rental tools, work force accommodations and logistics, oil country tubular goods distribution and land drilling services. Oil States is a publicly traded company on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “OIS”. Mr. Swanson remains a director of Oil States. Prior to joining Oil States, Mr. Swanson served as president and chief executive officer of Cliffs Drilling Company, a contract drilling company, from January 1992 to August 1999. He holds a bachelor’s degree from Cornell College and is a Certified Public Accountant. Mr. Swanson is a director for Flint Energy Services, LTD (Toronto: FES.TO), a Canadian integrated midstream oil and gas production services provider.

Jerry L. Winchester
Chief Executive Officer and Director

Jerry Winchester has served as our President and Class II Director since 1998. In July 2002 he assumed the position of Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Winchester serves as a Class II Director for a term that will expire on the date of our annual meeting of stockholders scheduled in 2011. From 1998 to May 2008 Mr. Winchester also served as Chief Operating Officer. Prior to joining Boots & Coots in 1998, Mr. Winchester was employed by Halliburton Energy Services since 1981 in positions of increasing responsibility, most recently as Global Manager – Well Control, Coil Tubing and Special Services. He received his B.S. in Engineering Technology from Oklahoma State University in 1982 and is an active member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers and the International Association of Drilling Contractors.

W. Richard Anderson
Director
Chairs Audit Committee
Serves on Compensation Committee

Richard Anderson has served as a Class I director since August 1999. Mr. Anderson also serves as chairman of the Audit Committee and is a member of the Compensation Committee. Mr. Anderson serves as a Class I Director for a term that will expire on the date of the annual meeting of stockholders scheduled for calendar year 2010. Prior to May 2007, Mr. Anderson was the President, Chief Executive Officer and a director of Prime Natural Resources, a closely held exploration and production company. Prior to his employment at Prime in January 1999, he was employed by Hein & Associates LLP, a certified public accounting firm, where he served as a partner from 1989 to January 1995 and as a managing partner from January 1995 until October 1998. Mr. Anderson also serves on the boards of directors of Transocean Inc. and Vanguard Natural Resources, LLC.

E.J. DiPaolo
Director
Serves on Audit, Compensation and Nominating & Corporate Governance Committees

E.J. "Jed" DiPaolo served as a director from May 1999 to December 4, 2002 then was reappointed on September 30, 2003. Mr. DiPaolo serves as a Class II Director for a term that will expire on the date of our annual meeting of stockholders in 2011. Mr. DiPaolo also serves on the Audit, Compensation, and Nominating & Corporate Governance Committees. Since August of 2003, Mr. DiPaolo has provided consulting services to Growth Capital Partners, L.P., a company engaged in investments and merchant banking. Mr. DiPaolo was the Senior Vice President, Global Business Development of Halliburton Energy Services, having had responsibility for all worldwide business development activities until his retirement in 2002. Mr. DiPaolo was employed at Halliburton Energy Services from 1976 until his retirement in progressive positions of responsibility. Mr. DiPaolo also serves on the boards of directors of Superior Well Services, Inc, Evolution Petroleum Corporation, and Innicor Subsurface Technologies, Inc.

Robert S. Herlin
Director
Chairs Compensation Committee
Serves on Audit Committee

Robert Herlin was appointed a Class I director on September 30, 2003. Mr. Herlin serves on the Audit Committee and chairs the Compensation Committee. Mr. Herlin serves as a Class I Director for a term that will expire on the date of the annual meeting of stockholders scheduled for calendar year 2010. Since 2003, Mr. Herlin has served as the President, CEO and a Director of Evolution Petroleum Corporation, a public company involved in the acquisition and redevelopment of oil and gas properties. Since 2003, Mr. Herlin has served as a partner with Tatum Partners, a service company that provides principal executive and accounting officers to clients on a contract basis. Prior to his employment at Evolution Petroleum Corporation, Mr. Herlin was CFO of Intercontinental Tower Corporation, a wireless telecom infrastructure operation in South America from 2000 to 2003. Mr. Herlin earned his MBA from Harvard and engineering degrees from Rice University.

K. Kirk Krist
Director

Kirk Krist has served as a Class III director since our acquisition of IWC Services on July 29, 1997. Mr. Krist serves on the Nominating & Corporate Governance Committee. Mr. Krist’s term as a class III director will expire on the date of our annual meeting of stockholders in 2009. Mr. Krist served as Chairman of the Board from December 2002 to December 2006. Mr. Krist is a graduate of the University of Texas with a B.B.A. in Business. He has been a self-employed oil and natural gas investor and venture capitalist since 1982.

Robert G. Croyle
Director
Chairs Nominating & Corporate Governance Committee

Robert Croyle became a Class I director on January 1, 2007. He chairs the Nominating & Corporate Governance Committee. Mr. Croyle’s a term as a Class I director will expire on the date of the annual meeting of stockholders scheduled for calendar year 2010. From 2002 until December 31, 2006, when he retired, Mr. Croyle served as Vice Chairman and Chief Administrative Officer of Rowan Companies, Inc., a major international offshore and land drilling contractor traded on the New York Stock Exchange. Mr. Croyle held various positions with Rowan Companies, Inc. beginning in 1973, and was elected as a director of Rowan in 1998. From 1993 to 2002, he served as Executive Vice President with management responsibility for Rowan’s aviation and manufacturing divisions. Mr. Croyle is a director of Rowan Companies, Inc. and Magellan Midstream Holdings, GP, LLC.

Dewitt H. Edwards
Chief Operating Officer

Dee Edwards has served as Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President since June 1, 2008. Mr. Edwards has served in various capacities for the Company since September 1998. Most recently, since June 30, 2006, Mr. Edwards has served as Executive Vice President. From April 2005 to June 2006, Mr. Edwards served as Senior Vice President—Finance and was the Company’s principal financial officer. Mr. Edwards served as a consultant to the Company from May 2002 to April 2005, working on initiatives to refinance the Company’s obligations and improve its overall capital structure and liquidity. From September 1998 to May 2002, Mr. Edwards was employed by the Company as Executive Vice President. Before joining the Company, Mr. Edwards had been employed by Halliburton Energy Services for 19 years where he served in positions of increasing authority, including Mid-Continent area manager and North America resource manager.

Cary Baetz
Chief Financial Officer

Cary Baetz has served as Chief Financial Officer since August 1, 2008. Before joining Boots & Coots, Mr. Baetz had served as Vice President of Finance, Treasurer and Assistant Secretary for Chaparral Steel since its spin off from Texas Industries in 2005. Prior to that, he worked in several financial positions of increasing authority for Texas Industries from 1996 to 2005, up to the position of Director of Corporate Finance in 2002. From 1993 to 1996, Mr. Baetz served as Relationship Manager and Assistant Vice President for Wells Fargo. He served as a financial analyst for Microprocessors Unlimited from 1990 to 1993 and as an investment advisor for Dean Witter Reynolds from 1988 to 1990. Cary received his B.S. in Finance and Accounting from Oklahoma State University and his M.B.A. in Finance from the University of Arkansas.