Melissa Cougle

Director at Tidewater

Ms. Cougle was most recently the Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Frank’s International N.V., a global oilfield services company specializing in well construction services. Ms. Cougle joined Frank’s International in 2019 leading its strategic efforts and the finance and technology organizations through the completion of the Frank’s merger with Expro Group [NYSE: XPRO] in 2021. Prior to Frank’s International, Ms. Cougle served as the Chief Financial Officer of National Energy Services Reunited [NASDAQ: NESR], a publicly-traded oilfield services provider with operations focused in the Middle East and North Africa, where she led the company through its first year as a public entity. Prior to her experience as a CFO, Ms. Cougle worked for 13 years at Ensco plc, a global offshore drilling contractor, and its legacy company, Pride International Inc., holding positions of increasing responsibility throughout her tenure across the finance, accounting and information technology groups. Prior to her departure, she served as Vice President and Treasurer and Vice President of Integration. Ms. Cougle also serves on the Advisory Board of the Energy Workforce and Technology Council representing companies across the energy services sector where she serves as Board Liaison for matters concerning ESG with a particular focus on diversity and inclusion.

Ms. Cougle began her career in the consulting and assurance practice of Arthur Andersen LLP serving multiple clients across several industries with a focus on industrials and energy. Her consulting group later became the founding employees of the Protiviti, a management consulting firm. Ms. Cougle earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from Louisiana State University and is a licensed CPA in the State of Texas.

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