Mark Smith

Mark Smith is an experienced finance professional and advisory board member currently serving at Pickering Energy Partners since January 2025. Prior to this role, Mark held significant positions at Helmerich & Payne from May 2018 to December 2024, initially as Senior VP and CFO, managing global financial operations, and then as Senior Advisor to the CEO and succeeding CFO during a transition period. Mark's earlier experience includes serving as Senior VP and CFO at Atwood Oceanics, where responsibilities encompassed treasury, accounting, tax, and risk management, and playing a key role in the company's sale. Additional roles include Partner at Calvetti Ferguson, Senior Manager at PricewaterhouseCoopers, and various positions at Gunn Partners and Arthur Andersen. Mark holds an MBA and BBA in Accounting from Baylor University.