Flotek Industries, Inc. Announces Management Transition Plan
August 11 2009 - 9:35AM
PR Newswire (US)
HOUSTON, Aug. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Flotek Industries, Inc.
(NYSE: FTK) today announced that Jerry Dumas, Chairman, President
and Chief Executive Officer, has announced his plans to retire from
Flotek in 2010. John Chisholm, currently a director of Flotek, has
been appointed to serve as interim President while the company
conducts the search for a new CEO. "The recently announced equity
raise and amendment to our bank credit agreement put Flotek on
solid financial ground going forward," Dumas stated. "I am
confident that we now have the financial resources needed to
weather the current industry slowdown, and believe Flotek is well
positioned to move forward as our industry recovers." Dumas added,
"I've spent the last 11 years building Flotek, and with the
Company's financial position once again solidified, it is time for
transition in management. I look forward to assisting in the search
for my successor to position Flotek for many more years of growth
and success." John Chisholm, interim President of Flotek, added
"Jerry Dumas deserves much of the credit for building Flotek into a
leading innovator in oilfield technology and has done a tremendous
job of now positioning Flotek for the future. Jerry's leadership
and vision will be missed, yet with his help the Board looks
forward to finding a successor who will take the Company to the
next level." Flotek has entered into a retirement agreement with
Jerry Dumas, Flotek's Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive
Officer. Under the retirement agreement, Mr. Dumas will remain as
Chairman of the Board through Flotek's 2010 annual stockholders
meeting, will remain as an employee of Flotek through June 30,
2010, and will remain as Chief Executive Officer until the sooner
of January 1, 2010 or until his successor is appointed, and Mr.
Dumas has agreed to assist in the transition of his duties to his
successor. About Flotek Industries, Inc. Flotek is a global
developer and distributor of innovative specialty chemicals and
down-hole drilling and production equipment. Flotek manages
automated bulk material handling, loading and blending facilities.
It serves major and independent companies in the domestic and
international oilfield service industry. Flotek Industries, Inc. is
a publicly traded company headquartered in Houston, Texas, and its
common shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the
ticker symbol "FTK". For additional information, please visit
Flotek's web site at http://www.flotekind.com/. Forward-Looking
Statements: Certain statements set forth in this Press Release
constitute forward-looking statements (within the meaning of
Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934) regarding Flotek Industries,
Inc.'s business, financial condition, results of operations and
prospects. Words such as expects, anticipates, intends, plans,
believes, seeks, estimates and similar expressions or variations of
such words are intended to identify forward-looking statements, but
are not the exclusive means of identifying forward-looking
statements in this Press Release. Although forward-looking
statements in this Press Release reflect the good faith judgment of
management, such statements can only be based on facts and factors
currently known to management. Consequently, forward-looking
statements are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties, and
actual results and outcomes may differ materially from the results
and outcomes discussed in the forward-looking statements. Factors
that could cause or contribute to such differences in results and
outcomes include, but are not limited to, demand for oil and
natural gas drilling services in the areas and markets in which the
Company operates, competition, obsolescence of products and
services, the Company's ability to complete its proposed private
placement or otherwise obtain financing to support its operations,
environmental and other casualty risks, and the impact of
government regulation. Further information about the risks and
uncertainties that may impact the Company are set forth in the
Company's most recent filings on Form 10-K (including without
limitation in the "Risk Factors" Section) and Form 10-Q, and in the
Company's other SEC filings and publicly available documents.
Readers are urged not to place undue reliance on these
forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this
Press Release. The Company undertakes no obligation to revise or
update any forward-looking statements in order to reflect any event
or circumstance that may arise after the date of this Press
Release. DATASOURCE: Flotek Industries, Inc. CONTACT: Flotek
Industries, Inc. Investor Relations, +1-713-849-9911 Web Site:
http://www.flotekind.com/
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