
	Chairman of CRC-Evans from 1997 to 2001 and President of predecessors to CRC-Evans since 1992. Served on the Board of Directors of Enterra from 1988 to 1995. Graduated from the University of Tulsa with a BA in Business Administration. Honorary member of IPLOCA and PLCA, the largest industry associations.

Affiliated with the pipeline industry and CRC-Evans’ predecessors since 1972. For CRC-Evans, Mr. Carey has held the position of Division Manager of the Automatic Welding division, Executive Vice President and President. Appointed President of Enterra’s Oilfield Services and Equipment Group after CRC-Evans was acquired by Enterra. Appointed Senior Vice President of Weatherford Enterra after the merger of Weatherford and Enterra. Co-led the management buyout of CRC-Evans in 1997 and was then appointed Chief Executive Officer of CRC-Evans. Graduated from Vanderbilt University with a BS in Chemical Engineering and from Stanford University with an MBA.

President of PIH Holdings prior to being appointed Chief Operating Officer CRC-Evans in September 2001. Co-founded the PIH Group in 1979 acting as Marketing Director and then Managing Director. Built the group through acquisitions DIDCOT, Alkhaja and Somico. Served in an Executive position through Enterra, Weatherford and LG&E acquisitions of CRC-Evans. Served on the board of IPLOCA (International Pipeline Offshore Contractors Association) for seven years. Attended Ellesmere College and the City of London University Business School.

Has 19 years of experience in the energy services industry. Served eight years as divisional CFO for three of the five divisions of National Oilwell, a $1.8 billion oilfield services company. Directly participated in completing over $1.6 billion of merger and acquisition transactions at National-Oilwell. Worked for five years as Chief Accountant and Director or Corporate Planning and Analysis for Weatherford Enterra Corporation. Began his auditing career with KPMG Peat Marwick. Mr. Laake is a Texas Certified Public Accountant.