James F. Newman

James F. Newman has 32 years of related industry experience and was promoted to Senior Vice President, Region Operations in 2013. Prior to that, he was our Group Vice President, Permian Business Unit since April 2011 and has been a Group Vice President since September 2008. Prior to joining Basic, he co-founded Triple N Services in 1986 and served as its President through May 2008. He initially served Basic as an Area Manager in the plugging and abandonment operations. Mr. Newman is a registered Professional Engineer and is active in the Society of Petroleum Engineers. Mr. Newman graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Petroleum Engineering from Colorado School of Mines.