Production and integrity evaluation specialist, READ Cased Hole Ltd (READ) is delighted to announce the appointment of Kevin Giles to its senior management team as Sales and Marketing Director.

Based in Aberdeen, Kevin is responsible for identifying and leading strategic global business development opportunities across the company’s portfolio of production logging, well integrity and reservoir evaluation technologies and services. He brings with him over 26 years of oil and gas industry experience.

Prior to joining READ, Kevin spent six years with Welltec, where he was most recently Area Vice President for the company’s intervention and completion sales activities in the UK & Continental Europe. Before that, he progressed through a highly successful 20-year career at Schlumberger, working within the electric wireline product line, managing operations both in the UK and internationally, and latterly in key client account management. He then led and developed the company’s UK cased hole wireline business.

Roy Martin, CEO of READ Cased Hole said, “We are thrilled to welcome Kevin to READ in what will be an extremely challenging and crucial role within our business. He brings extensive knowledge of the well intervention market, particularly in the UK, and an outstanding track record in sales and business development. These will be major assets to READ as we continue driving our future growth plans. We are excited about the energy Kevin will bring to our customer alliances going forward.”

Kevin commented, “READ is a truly innovative company with an outstanding track record in service delivery. I am hugely passionate about delivering results, and my first priority will be to focus on creating as many opportunities for new business as possible, whilst ensuring we genuinely add value for our customers. I can’t wait to get started.”