- Sheldon Erikson
Sheldon Erikson is currently Chairman of the Board (since
May 2 ,1996 ) and President and Chief Executive Officer (since January 1995) of Cameron. He is a member of the Board of Directors ofRockwood Holdings, Inc. , theNational Petroleum Council ,American Petroleum Institute , and thePetroleum Equipment Suppliers Association .Previous positions
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 Prior to that, he was President of Joy Petroleum Equipment Group of Joy Manufacturing Company. Before joining Joy, he served as President of the Oilfield Services Group ofNL Industries, Inc. , as well as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer ofDigicon, Inc. , Group Vice President of the Plastic and Chemicals Group ofHoover Universal Corporation and General Manager of the Mining Products Department ofGeneral Electric Company .Education
He studied
engineering andeconomics at the University of Illinois and has anM.B.A. from the Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration.Resources
*cite web | title=Directors and Officers | work=CooperCameron.com | url=http://www.coopercameron.com/cgi-bin/corporate/organization/ccc_officers.cfm | accessdate=February 1 | accessyear=2006
External links
*cite web | title=Sheldon Erikson Profile | work=Forbes.com | url=http://www.forbes.com/finance/mktguideapps/personinfo/FromMktGuideIdPersonTearsheet.jhtml?passedMktGuideId=48676 | accessdate=February 1 | accessyear=2006
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