LIFETIME OF ACHIEVEMENT
Energy Digital Celebrates the Company Tenure and Premiership of Olivier Le Peuch , CEO of Oilfield Services Company SLB — Formerly Known as Schlumberger
WRITTEN BY : MAYA DERRICK
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well-regarded executive with the aspiration to lead a digital revolution , drive efficiency and cultivate collaboration for a more sustainable energy industry , SLB ’ s CEO Olivier Le Peuch ’ s tenure at the company – formerly known as Schlumberger – spans more than 35 years .“ My role is to enable our people to deliver their best – innovation , creativity and performance – to respond to the needs of an evolving energy industry ,” he says .
Le Peuch has been at the helm of SLB , which ranks at 264 in Forbes ’ Global 2000 list for 2023 , as CEO since 2019 . He has held a number of significant executive positions throughout his career with the company , including COO and Executive Vice President Reservoir & Infrastructure . This experience , paired with the unprecedented upheaval seen across the petroleum sector in the last few decades , has positioned Le Peuch in the thick of significant change across a variety of industries across his career – and often at crucial moments .
Le Peuch started his SLB career as an Electrical Engineer in 1987 . He spent his early years in custom software integration and development and in high-temperature electronics development for wireline equipment after graduating with a Bachelor ’ s in Electrical Engineering and Master ’ s in Microelectronics from ENSEIRB-
OLIVIER LE PEUCH TITLE : CEO
COMPANY : SLB ( FORMERLY SCHLUMBERGER )
INDUSTRY : OILFIELD SERVICES LOCATION : TEXAS , USA
With a tenure at Schlumberger ( now SLB ) spanning more than 35 years , he has been CEO since 2019 and has held a number of significant executive positions , including COO and Executive Vice President Reservoir & Infrastructure .
MATMECA and University of Bordeaux respectively , both in his native France . His roles , particularly in management positions , have seen him take his expertise worldwide . He assumed positions in Europe across the UK and Norway before eventually going to SLB ’ s headquarters in Houston , Texas in 2014 where his progression skyrocketed .
Assuming the role of CEO was no mean feat . Taking over the top post following the retirement of longtime CEO Norwegian petroleum engineer and businessman Paal Kibsgaard – who was a year later hired by nowdefunct construction company Katerra as its COO – Le Peuch came into his new role off the back of times for SLB that can be likened to the cliche of enduring darkness before the dawn .
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