Our Team
LEADERSHIP IN ARTIFICIAL LIFT TECHNOLOGY AND MARKETS
The ZEiTECS team is based at the corporate office in Houston, Texas. Its officers combine substantial international experience in the oil and gas sector and specifically in Artificial Lift technology.
Greg Schneider, President & CEO
Joined ZEiTECS in 2008 after 19 years with Baker Hughes Inc. Whilst at BHI he held positions as VP Business Development for North America, VP Europe, Africa, Russia and Caspian for the Centrilift Division as well as Regional Manager Europe/Africa, Regional Manager Western Latin America. He has also held numerous positions in Operations and Finance in the Mid-Continent and Rocky Mountain Regions of the U.S. He has worked throughout the world and lived in South America, the UK and the US. He is a graduate of Texas A&M University.
Neil Griffiths, Vice President & CTO
Joined ZEiTECS in 2007 after 26 years working in Shell International E&P. His last position in Shell was the Principal Technical Expert Artificial Lift (ESPs) & Artificial Lift Global Delivery Team Leader. His experience covers production technology, production forecasting, IT development, petroleum engineering and operations. He has worked internationally in locations such as Europe, the Middle East, Russia and the USA. He graduated with a BSc Hons from the University of Bristol.
Tony King, Vice President & CMO
Joined ZEiTECS in 2008 after 22 years working in Shell International E&P. His last position in Shell was in New Business Development. His experience covers strategy and planning, petroleum engineering, economics, new technology coordination and deployment, production technology, business improvement and resource coordination. He has worked internationally in locations such as Africa, Australia, Europe and the Middle East. He graduated with a BSc Hons from Imperial College, London; a PhD from the University of Cambridge; and an MBA from the University of Hull.
Patrick Hobbs, Vice President Operations - Asia Pacific
Joined ZEiTECS in January 2009, from Total Separation Solutions, LLC. (Another Shell Technology Ventures Fund company), where he was VP-Engineering. He brings 25+ years of international oil/gas experience, whilst holding senior management positions in engineering, sales, regional management and has completed projects in 16 Pacific Rim countries. He is from New Zealand, but has also lived for many years in the US and Singapore. He holds three patents, related to innovations in oil/gas fluid processing and is a graduate from Wellington Institute of Technology (NZ).
Dominic Affonso, Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
Joined ZEiTECS in 2008 after 24 years of working with Schlumberger . He brings his financial leadership and business acumen to support ZEiTECS operations. His broad experience in Treasury, Tax Planning, Investor Relations, Financial Reporting and Compliance, give him a deep understanding of global oilfield services market place. In addition he has in-depth, hands-on experience of field operations in USA, Saudi Arabia, Indonesia and Nigeria. He is a graduate from the University Of Mumbai – India.