National Oilwell Varco (NOV) appointed Jose A. Bayardo as senior vice president and chief financial officer (CFO) of NOV, effective 28 August 2015. Bayardo succeeds Scott K. Duff, interim CFO.
Prior to joining NOV, Bayardo, age 43, served as senior vice president, resource and business development at Continental Resources. Prior to Continental, Bayardo spent nine years with Complete Production Services serving in various roles, including the position of senior vice president, CFO and treasurer. Bayardo also served in several other roles at Complete, including vice president - corporate development and investor relations, and vice president of a subsidiary's Rocky Mountain and mid-continent operations. Prior to joining Complete Production Services, Bayardo was an investment banker with J.P. Morgan. Bayardo earned a master of business administration from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University, a master of engineering management from the McCormick School of Engineering at Northwestern University and a bachelor of science in chemical engineering from the University of Texas at Austin.
“We anticipate a smooth transition as [Bayardo] assumes his new roles and responsibilities. [Duff] will continue to serve as the company’s vice president, corporate controller and chief accounting officer,” said Clay C. Williams, chairman, president and CEO of NOV.