Stephen C. Taylor was elected by the Board of Directors of NGSG to assume the position of President/CEO in January, 2005. Immediately prior to joining NGSG, Mr. Taylor held the position of General Manager-US Operations for Trican Production Services, Inc., a Canadian-based pressure pumping company, from 2002 through 2004. Mr. Taylor joined Halliburton Resource Management (Halliburton Company’s gas compression rental division) in 1976 and progressed through numerous engineering, sales and operational positions throughout the U.S. to be its VP-Operations in 1989. In 1993 he transferred to the corporate-entity of Halliburton Energy Services and held multiple senior level management and operational positions, including extensive international travel and responsibilities. In 2000 he was elected Sr. VP/Chief Operating Officer of Enventure Global Technology, LLC, a joint-venture company owned by Halliburton and Shell Oil Company involved in leading-edge deepwater drilling technologies. Mr. Taylor elected early retirement from Halliburton in 2002 to join Trican Production Services, Inc. Mr. Taylor holds a BS degree in mechanical engineering from Texas Tech University and an MBA from The University of Texas in Austin. |