EVI Weatherford Names New Communications & Investor Relations Vice President

25 Jun 1998

Houston, June 25, 1998

EVI Weatherford (NYSE:EVI) today announced that it has appointed Donald R. Galletly as Vice President, Communications and Investor Relations. Galletly will report to EVI Weatherford's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Bernard J. Duroc-Danner, and be responsible for corporate and financial communciations and the company's marketing activities.

Galletly most recently served as Vice President, Communications and Investor Relations for Dallas-based Dresser Industries, Inc., where he spearheaded the company's recent corporate image and marketing efforts. From 1990 to 1993, Galletly was Vice President of Worldwide Investor Relations for American Medical Holdings, also in Dallas. Between 1976 and 1990, he held investor relations positions in New York with The News Corporation Limited and CBS, Inc. He has a MBA in finance from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and a BA in history from Williams College.

EVI Weatherford is an international provider of engineered products and specialized services to the drilling, completion and production sectors of the oil and gas industry.

Contacts:
Don Galletly (713) 693-4148

Weatherford International, Inc.
515 Post Oak Blvd, Suite 600
Houston, Texas 77027
713-693-4000