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Arlo B. DeKraai was elected to the Board of Directors in November 2007 and serves as President and CEO of the Willbros Downstream business segment (InServ). Mr. DeKraai has over 35 years experience working in the downstream oil and gas construction turnaround and maintenance industry. He graduated from South Dakota State University in 1970 with a BS in Civil Engineering and worked for Texaco Inc. in their refining operations. He entered the construction and turnaround business in various capacities and ultimately was the founder and President of Midwest Industrial Contractors in 1983 as a provider of construction and maintenance services for the refinery and petrochemical sector. As President and CEO of InServ the company was transformed into a global leader in the downstream construction turnaround maintenance and turnkey projects business with over $300 million in revenue in 2007. He remains in his current capacity at InServ a wholly-owned subsidiary of Willbros Group while also serving as a Class III Director for Willbros. Mr. DeKraai was named Distinguished Engineer of South Dakota State University (SDSU) in 2005 serves on the Board of Governors of The Enterprise Institute an affiliate of SDSU and is also on the Board of Directors of the Oaks Indian Mission which provides for the needs of Native American children in Oaks Oklahoma. | 