Elevating Our Vision
Leadership Team

Robert Drummond
President & Chief Executive Officer
Mr. Drummond serves as a director and as NexTier’s President and Chief Executive Officer. He joined Keane Group, Inc. (now known as NexTier Oilfield Solutions Inc.) in August 2018 as Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board, and was elected as President in October 2019. Prior to joining Keane, Mr. Drummond served as the President & Chief Executive Officer of Key Energy Services, Inc. and served for more than 30 years at Schlumberger Limited in various executive positions. Mr. Drummond has been a Supervisory Director at Expro Group Holdings N.V. (previously Frank’s International N.V.) since May 2017, and sits on the board of directors of the Energy Workforce & Technology Council and the advisory board for the University of Alabama College of Engineering. He has previously served on the board of directors of the National Ocean Industries Association, the Houston Offshore Energy Center, the Greater Houston Partnership, the API Upstream Committee, and as an Advisory Board Member of the University of Houston Global Energy Management Institute.

Kenneth Pucheu
Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer

Kevin McDonald
Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer & General Counsel
Mr. McDonald serves as Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer and General Counsel. He joined Keane Group, Inc. as Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary in November 2016. Mr. McDonald has more than 25 years of experience in the oil and gas industry. Prior to joining NexTier, He served in leadership roles at Marathon Oil Corporation from 2012 to 2016, including as Deputy General Counsel of Corporate Legal Services and Government Relations and Deputy General Counsel of Governance, Compliance & Corporate Services. Mr. McDonald also practiced as a partner at the international law firm Fulbright & Jaworski LLP (now Norton Rose Fulbright LLP), served as the general counsel and chief compliance officer for an S&P 500 company, Cooper Industries (now Eaton) and held leadership positions at Anadarko Petroleum Corporation and Valero Energy Corporation. Mr. McDonald is involved in charitable and community organizations. He is a member of the Texas A&M 12th Man Foundation Board of Trustees on which he serves as Chair of the Legal & Governance Committee. He also serves on the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo Corporate Development Committee and the Board of Directors for Arms of Hope. Mr. McDonald received a Bachelors in Science from Texas A&M University in Agricultural Economics and Juris Doctor from the University of Texas School of Law.

Matthew Gillard
Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer
Mr. Gillard serves as Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer since joining NexTier in August 2021. He has more than 20 years’ experience in the oil and gas industry, working primarily for Schlumberger in progressing roles of responsibility including Sales and Commercial Director, Vice President Completions, President OneStim and Vice President Vertical Integration & Strategy North America. Most recently, Mr. Gillard held the role of Principal and Owner of Intex Consulting. He received a Bachelor of Science in Marine & Offshore Civil Engineering from University of Plymouth, UK and a Master of Science in Petroleum Engineering in Reservoir and Petroleum Engineering from Institute Du Francais Petrole.

Joe McKie
President & Chief Executive Officer - Alamo Pressure Pumping
Mr. McKie serves as President & CEO of Alamo Pressure Pumping, joining NexTier via acquisition in August 2021. A co-founder of Alamo Pressure Pumping, Mr. McKie spent nearly a decade working in frac sand and logistics where he oversaw the startup of two businesses that each realized greater than 100% CAGR over the period. Prior to entering his career in oilfield services, Mr. McKie was with the private equity firm Insight Equity, a generalist private equity investment firm in Dallas. He started his career as a management consultant for McKinsey and Co. working across a variety of industries. Mr. McKie received a Bachelors in Science degree with Honors in Finance from the University of Texas. The Leadership team of Alamo Pressure Pumping is found here.

Oladipo Iluyomade
Vice President & Chief Accounting Officer

Ian Henkes
Senior Vice President – Operations

Zach Wilbur
Vice President – Human Resources

Brian Bidigare
Senior Vice President – Operations Support
Mr. Bidigare serves as the Senior Vice President – Operations Support since joining NexTier in May 2017. Mr. Bidigare brings to this role over 29 years of deep expertise in global supply chain and procurement operations from his extensive tenure with large cap companies in the oilfield services sector. Mr. Bidigare excels at critical thinking and problem-solving. His focus on continuous improvement is evident in his commitment to the redesign of business processes and systems. Mr. Bidigare’s work history has traversed several well-known companies in the energy sector including Solomon Edwards, FSTI, Halliburton and Baker Hughes. He received a Bachelors in Science in Mechanical Engineering from Texas A&M University.

Tommy Balez
Senior Vice President – Sales & Marketing
Mr. Balez serves as Senior Vice President – Sales & Marketing. He originally joined C&J in 2012, as Senior Account Manager. Mr. Balez most recently held the role of VP – Operations Planning & Transformation and upon close of the Keane/C&J merger was named Vice President – Central Region. Prior to the merger Mr. Balez served as Senior Vice President – Wireline & Pumpdown and held a variety of roles in Operations, Sales, and Marketing over his tenure at C&J. Mr. Balez started his career in oilfield services as a Field Engineer with Schlumberger in 2002 and broadened his technical experience in upstream operations during his tenure at ThruBit and Spectraseis. He received a Bachelors in Science in Electrical Engineering from Texas A&M University and a Masters in Business Administration from the University of Texas at Austin.
