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Sheldon R. Erikson has been Chairman of the Board of Cameron (NYSE) since 1996 and President and Chief Executive Officer and director since 1995. Cameron is a leading provider of flow equipment products, systems and services to worldwide oil, gas and process industries.
He was Chairman of the Board from 1988 to April 1995 and President and Chief Executive Officer from 1987 to April 1995 of The Western Company of North America (NYSE), a worldwide petroleum service company engaged in pressure pumping, well stimulating and cementing and offshore drilling. Previously, he was President of Joy Petroleum Equipment Group of Joy Manufacturing Company. Prior to joining Joy, he served as President of the Oilfield Services Group of NL Industries, Inc., as well as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Digicon, Inc., Group Vice President of the Plastic and Chemicals Group of Hoover Universal Corporation and General Manager of the Mining Products Department of General Electric Company.
Mr. Erikson has a M.B.A. degree from the Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration and studied engineering and economics at the University of Illinois. He is a director of Rockwood Holdings, Inc. He also serves on the Board of Directors of the National Petroleum Council, the American Petroleum Institute, and the Petroleum Equipment Suppliers Association, of which he is a past Chairman of the Board. | 