Enseco's management team is comprised of experienced and dedicated industry leaders who have a proven ability to proactively grow and manage the corporation.
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Senior Management
Senior Management
SENIOR MANAGEMENT
Last Updated on Thursday, 19 January 2012 22:46
Lane Roberts, President and Chief Executive Officer
Mr. Roberts was previously the Managing Director of Sondex plc ("Sondex"), a UK based leading supplier of downhole technologies to the oil and gas industry from 2004 to 2008. With the purchase of Sondex by General Electric, Roberts spent the last 12 months ensuring a smooth integration of Sondex into GE Energy, a division of General Electric. Prior to that, Mr. Roberts served in various senior management roles at Computalog, USA which later became a division of Precision Drilling Ltd.
Blair B. Layton, Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer
After receiving a Chartered Accountant designation, Mr. Layton entered the oil and gas service industry as Controller of Whipstock Systems Inc. The sale of this company led Mr. Layton to explore the fast paced Venture Capital world of Merchant banking during which he was involved in five start –up companies, three subsidiaries, and two reverse takeovers. Mr. Layton joined the Enseco Energy Services team in 2009 after contributing significantly to the successes of Focus Directional Services and Radius Directional Services.
Kent Devlin, Vice-President of Operations
Mr. Devlin has been with Enseco since May 2006, and is responsible for Enseco’s field operations. He is a professional engineer with a bachelor of science in mechanical engineering from the University of Manitoba, and an MBA from the University of Calgary. He is also a member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) and the Society of Petrophysicists and Well Log Analysts (SPWLA).
Prior to joining Enseco, Mr. Devlin has in excess of 20 years’ experience in the oil service industry all with Computalog, Precision and Weatherford. He has held numerous leadership and operations positions in Canada and the United States, primarily in the areas of wireline and directional drilling services.
Kim B. Jespersen, Vice President - EH&S/HR
Mr. Jespersen holds the overall responsibility of the Corporate Environmental, Health and Safety and Human Resource processes. He has been with the company since inception and has more than 30 years of extensive experience in exploration, production, operational, and municipal emergency medical service management.
Mr. Jespersen holds a professional designation with the Board of Canadian Registered Safety Professionals, and had a 25-year career with Petro-Canada starting in 1980. He supported various facets for Petro-Canada, including facilities, drilling, major sour gas plants, environmental health and safety, stakeholder and community affairs interaction (including First Nations), and oil sands. Most recently, Mr. Jespersen held the position of Manager Environment, Health and Safety at Harvest Energy Trust.
Dean Yuill, General Manager, Directional Drilling
Mr. Yuill joined Enseco in his current role in December 2009 and is responsible for Enseco’s directional drilling business in Canada and the USA. Previously Mr. Yuill was the President and one of the founding partners of Focus Directional Services which was acquired by Enseco in December 2009. Prior to that Mr. Yuill was with Computalog, Precision Drilling and Radius Directional in various roles in operations and sales. Mr. Yuill has over 15 years experience in the directional services industry and over 30 years experience in the oil and gas industry.