Howell, A.
Andy Howell is the Chief Executive Office of KBC, a Yokogawa Company. He is responsible for KBC’s overall business and is a member of Yokogawa’s global Digital Enterprise Business Headquarters executive team. Prior to this position, Mr. Howell managed KBC’s technology business. He started his career with BP Exploration in the UK, after which he joined Hyprotech where he managed technology development. Following acquisition by AspenTech, he moved to Schlumberger, holding senior management positions related to oil and gas development and production engineering. Mr. Howell earned an MS degree in chemical engineering from the University of Cambridge, UK, and several patents in integrated asset modelling and digitalization.
Executive Viewpoint: It was the best of times
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness…”. Fortunately, this opening line from A Tale of Two Cities does not often present itself as an appropriate analogy to the oil and gas industry. Yet, here we are.
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