Isaac H. Joseph has been promoted to president of wellbore technologies for National Oilwell Varco Inc. (NOV).

“With 25 years of experience within NOV and legacy companies and over 36 years of experience in the industry, Isaac brings a tremendous level of leadership and valuable expertise to NOV’s Wellbore Technologies segment,” Clay C. Williams, chairman, president and CEO of NOV, said.

Joseph began his career in the oilfield services industry with Tennessee Gas Pipeline in 1980. From 1982 to 1995, he had various sales, operations and sales management roles for Plastic Applicators and Tuboscope Vetco International. In 1995, Mr. Joseph joined ICO Worldwide as the regional operations manager for the Gulf Coast. He was later promoted to senior vice president of sales and relocated to Houston. Three years later he was promoted to president of ICO Worldwide.

In 2002, ICO Worldwide, Inc. was acquired by Varco and Joseph was named vice president of the Western Hemisphere for Tuboscope. Following the merger between National-Oilwell and Varco in 2005, Joseph became president of NOV Tuboscope, where he led a global team of more than 6,500 employees.