Martin Named Senior Vice President and General Counsel of Weatherford International, Inc.

26 Apr 2002
HOUSTON, Apr 26, 2002 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- Weatherford International, Inc. (NYSE: WFT) today announced that its Board of Directors has named Burt M. Martin as the company's Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary.

Mr. Martin joined Weatherford as Associate General Counsel and Assistant Secretary in June 1998. Prior to joining Weatherford, he was an Associate Attorney at Fulbright & Jaworski LLP, Houston, from 1993 until June 1998, and a Senior Consultant with Andersen Consulting, Chicago, from 1988 until 1990. Mr. Martin has a BBA (1986) and MBA (1988) from the University of Texas at Austin and a JD from the University of Texas School of Law (1993).

Houston-based Weatherford International, Inc. (http://www.weatherford.com ) is one of the largest global providers of innovative mechanical solutions, technology and services for the drilling and production sectors of the oil and gas industry. Weatherford operates in over 100 countries and employs approximately 15,000 people worldwide.

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