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Hector Echeto

Global Energy Executive | Vice President | Business Development | P&L Leadership | Operations Management | Market Expansion | Board Governance | Digital Transformation | High Impact Restructuring | Change Agent
18.9 yrs experienceOil & Energy
Jan 2026

The move

MoveSLB → NESR
TitleVice President Sales & Commercial - Well Construction – Middle East and North Africa → Director of Advanced Drilling Technologies
LocationDubai → Dubai
Career arcRecent arrival
Cross-border moveNo — same country
Years in UAE1.1
Total experience18.9 years
NESR headcount5,001-10,000 employees
NESR industryOil and Gas
NESR HQHouston
NESR founded2017
NESR typePublic Company

Career arc

  1. Board MemberMay 2026 — Present
    INTELIE
  2. Director of Advanced Drilling TechnologiesJan 2026 — Present
    NESR· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
  3. Vice President Sales & Commercial - Well Construction – Middle East and North AfricaOct 2024 — Jul 2025
    SLB· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
  4. Board Member2024 — 2025
    KDF - Kuwait Drilling Fluids & Oil Services
  5. Board Member2023 — 2024
    KAZ MI LLP
  6. Regional General Manager – Well Construction – Caspian CountriesFeb 2022 — Oct 2024
    SLB· Baku, Azerbaijan· Full-time
  7. Geounit Business Line Manager – Drilling & Measurements – QatarAug 2019 — Jan 2022
    Schlumberger· Doha, Qatar· Full-time
  8. Geomarket Sales Manager - Drilling & Measurements - North Middle EastNov 2018 — Jul 2019
    Schlumberger· Qatar· Full-time
  9. Geomarket Operations Manager - Drilling & Measurements - ScandinaviaMar 2017 — Oct 2018
    Schlumberger· Stavanger Area, Norway
  10. Project Manager/Account Manager - Drilling & Measurements - BP Gulf of MexicoNov 2014 — Feb 2017
    Schlumberger· Houston, Texas Area· Full-time
  11. Geomarket Field Services Manager - Drilling & Measurements - AlaskaJan 2012 — Oct 2014
    Schlumberger· Anchorage, Alaska Area· Full-time
  12. Earlier Field Career: Deepwater Cell Manager & Directional Driller - Canada/USAJun 2006 — Dec 2011
    Schlumberger· Eastern Canada & Gulf of America· Full-time

Education

Top skills

High-Performance Team Development & MentorshipMargin ExpansionBoard GovernanceHigh Impact RestructuringAccount ManagementGovernment stakeholder management

About

A decisive, passionate, and authentic leader driven by a deep commitment to growth, transformation, and lasting impact, my focus lies in accelerating revenue, expanding profitability, and unlocking new markets through bold strategy execution. I thrive in high-stakes environments, am relentless about unlocking productivity gains and footprint expansion via strategic business development and best-practice client engagement, and always ensure professional capability is enhanced in teams I lead. In a career spanning MENA, the Caspian, North America, and Europe, I have turned complexity into opportunity, guiding organizations through digital transformation, operational optimization, and cultural renewal. I am energized by innovation and inspired by the challenge of building sustainable, scalab

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