Mr. Gary G. Rich has been the Chief Executive Officer and President of Parker Drilling Co. since October 1, 2012 and has been its Chairman of The Board since May 1, 2014. Mr. Rich has a wealth of international and domestic industry leadership experience, including a 25-year career with Baker Hughes Incorporated, where he successfully managed several of its businesses, regions and initiatives. Over his career, he has held a progressive series of roles across a broad spectrum of focus areas including: Global sales, strategic marketing and business development; New technology and product innovation and commercialization strategies; Operations, finance and business management; and Leadership development and succession planning. He served as the President of European operations of Baker Hughes Incorporated since May 4, 2009. He served as the President of Hughes Christensen of Baker Hughes Inc. since September 2006 and also served as its Marketing Director. He developed a dynamic business strategy that successfully positioned Baker Hughes to enter new market segments and geographical regions. Mr. Rich served as Vice President of Global Sales at Baker Hughes Inc. He served as Vice President of Marketing Drilling and Evaluation at INTEQ since February 2005. He served as Senior Financial Analyst of INTEQ since 1987, where he served in a number of marketing and operations positions, including Product Manager, Marketing Director of INTEQ Drilling Systems and Region Manager. He has been a Director of Parker Drilling Co. since October 1, 2012. He holds a certification in Management from the University of Utah and attended the California Institute of Technology's Strategic Marketing of Technology Products program. Mr. Rich received his Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Brigham Young University and his Master of Science degree in Science and Technology Commercialization from the University of Texas.