Halliburton Names Abdulaziz F. Al Khayyal to Board of Directors

Halliburton (NYSE: HAL) announced today that Abdulaziz F. Al Khayyal has been named to the company’s board of directors. The appointment was effective Dec. 4, 2014 and Al Khayyal will stand for election by stockholders at the annual meeting in May 2015.

Al Khayyal spent more than 30 years at Saudi Aramco before retiring from the company as senior vice president, Industrial Relations in April 2014. Al Khayyal held a variety of managerial positions in oil and gas operations and maintenance while at Saudi Aramco, including senior vice president, International Operations, and senior vice president, Refining, Marketing and International.

In 2004, Al Khayyal was appointed to the board of directors of Saudi Aramco, and served as chairman of the PetroRabigh board of directors from 2005 to 2012. He was also chairman of the board of Vela International Marine.

Al Khayyal earned a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering and a master’s degree in business administration from the University of California, Irvine.

“Abdulaziz’s exceptional oil and gas knowledge brings a wealth of value to the Halliburton board,” said Dave Lesar, Halliburton chairman and CEO. “His leadership and international experience in the energy industry will be extremely beneficial to Halliburton as we strengthen and grow our worldwide operations.”

Al Khayyal joins current Halliburton board members Alan M. Bennett, James R. Boyd, Milton Carroll, Nance K. Dicciani, Murry S. Gerber, José C. Grubisich, Abdallah S. Jum'ah, David J. Lesar, Robert A. Malone, J. Landis Martin, Jeffrey A. Miller and Debra L. Reed.

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