Gary Coates

Gary joined DHI as CEO in June of 2016, bringing with him 31 years of oil and gas experience covering a wide range of operational and leadership roles.

His career began working onshore and offshore field operations in North and West Africa, serving the production well testing, drill stem testing, and production asset management in remote-location early production facilities. Later in his career, he moved into management and leadership roles in Latin America, North Africa, and the Middle East, starting new market operations, growing business in tough markets, and developing world-class teams

In his time at TETRA Technologies, Gary developed the production testing division to be a leading global player and developed the flowback and well testing business segment to be the most profitable and geographically widespread division in the company.

Gary has been in executive roles in leading oilfield service companies since 2001 and a Field Engineer since 1988, bringing a vast range of technical, strategic, and innovative skills to the company.

Gary holds a BSc. in Global Business Administration and a post-graduate certificate in corporate leadership from Rice University in Houston.