Stephen C. Taylor was elected by the Board of Directors of NGSG to assume the position of President/CEO in January, 2005. Immediately prior to joining NGSG, Mr. Taylor held the position of General Manager-US Operations for Trican Production Services, Inc., a Canadian-based pressure pumping company, from 2002 through 2004. Mr. Taylor joined Halliburton Resource Management (Halliburton Company�s gas compression rental division) in 1976 and progressed through numerous engineering, sales and operational positions throughout the U.S. to be its VP-Operations in 1989. In 1993 he transferred to the corporate-entity of Halliburton Energy Services and held multiple senior level management and operational positions, including extensive international travel and responsibilities. In 2000 he was elected Sr. VP/Chief Operating Officer of Enventure Global Technology, LLC, a joint-venture company owned by Halliburton and Shell Oil Company involved in leading-edge deepwater drilling technologies. Mr. Taylor elected early retirement from Halliburton in 2002 to join Trican Production Services, Inc. Mr. Taylor holds a BS degree in mechanical engineering from Texas Tech University and an MBA from The University of Texas in Austin. |