Leadership Team

Ed J. Boufarah is Chief Executive Officer of Wellbore Integrity Solutions.

Ed joined WIS in July 2022 and brings 30 years of industry experience. Before joining WIS, Ed served as Vice President for Bently Nevada, a Baker Hughes company, known for leading technology in mission-critical asset condition monitoring and reliability as well as asset performance management solutions across the oil and gas, power, and industrial space. Prior to this role in Baker Hughes, Ed held the position of Chief Commercial Officer for the Digital Solutions business. Prior to Baker Hughes, Ed held numerous regional and global leadership positions in companies including General Electric, Bredero Shaw, and ExxonMobil. Ed brings a wealth of international commercial and operating experience, having led businesses worldwide and forging enduring relationships with key customers and counterparties. He has extensive international exposure in regions including the United States, Latin America, Europe, Africa, India, and the Middle East.

Graham Stronach is Chief Technology Officer for Wellbore Integrity Solutions over our Red Baron Global Product Line and Engineering team.

Graham brings over 35 years of experience in the Remedial, Intervention, and Drilling Tool businesses and has held a number of senior management roles, both domestically and internationally. Prior to joining WIS in 2020, Graham served over 29 years with Schlumberger and Smith International in operational, business development, and engineering positions. His roles included global Sub Segment Vice President and Middle East Vice President with Schlumberger and Asia Pacific Business Development Vice President with Smith International.

Originally from Aberdeen, Scotland, Graham has spent the majority of his career on international assignments in Europe, Middle East, Asia Pacific, China, Latin America, and the United States. Earlier in his career, Graham also worked for Halliburton in their Directional Drilling business and Baker Oil Tools in a Fishing & Remedial engineering capacity. His career has included several merger and acquisition projects, both from a seller and buyer perspective. In addition to front-line operational responsibilities, strategic planning, and execution have also been key elements of Graham’s career experience.

Nabeel Ahmed is the Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) for Wellbore Integrity Solutions.

Nabeel has over two decades of experience in HR leadership roles here in the US and Internationally, at companies that include US Steel, Halliburton, Baker Hughes, and Weatherford International. Most recently, as CHRO at Enlink Midstream, he spearheaded a transformation towards a high-performance organizational culture, culminating in the successful merger and integration with OneOK Midstream.

Nabeel earned a bachelor’s degree in business information systems and a master’s degree in management from Mississippi State University. He has also completed advanced HR and business leadership certifications from universities including Texas A&M, Harvard, and the University of Michigan.

Mariangel Craig is Vice President and General Counsel for Wellbore Integrity Solutions.

Mariangel is a dynamic business leader with 17 years of international experience in the energy sector. Known for her decisive leadership, Mariangel led critical negotiations with diverse customers for upstream and midstream services throughout her career, and successfully navigated complex legal landscapes across the globe, including numerous compliance matters and various union issues. She led global legal operations in her prior roles and played a strategic role in corporate governance, M&A, ESG, and risk management initiatives.

Prior to joining WIS in March 2025, Mariangel held the position of Deputy General Counsel at Parker Wellbore.

Mariangel is licensed in Texas, New York, and Venezuela, and holds advanced legal degrees from the University of Houston and Universidad Metropolitana. She is fluent in Spanish and English, with proficiency in French.

Him Amarawickrama is Vice President, Corporate Development at Wellbore Integrity Solutions. He brings more than 25 years of global finance and leadership experience across the energy, power, and industrial sectors and has successfully led capital markets transactions totaling more than $8 billion throughout his career.

Since joining WIS in 2023, Him has been responsible for corporate development, strategic finance, capital markets, FP&A, and M&A initiatives, supporting the company’s growth strategy and value creation objectives.

Prior to WIS, Him held senior treasury, controllership, and strategic finance leadership positions with CB&I, McDermott, Subsea 7, and AES Corporation. During his career, he has led complex financing transactions, mergers and acquisitions, capital allocation decisions, and strategic growth initiatives across global markets. Earlier in his career, he spent eight years with Ernst & Young in London, advising clients on renewable energy, transportation, infrastructure, and other large-scale investment projects.

Him holds a bachelor’s degree with Honors in Electrical Engineering from the University of Moratuwa and a master’s degree in Energy Economics from the University of Surrey. He is a CFA® charterholder, a Chartered Management Accountant (ACMA), and a graduate of The Wharton School’s Global CXO Program.

Paul Gonzales is Vice President of Supply Chain and Manufacturing for Wellbore Integrity Solutions.

Paul brings over 20 years of professional experience in the international oil & gas industry with expertise in Supply Chain, Planning, Asset & Inventory Management, and Commercial Credit. Prior to joining WIS in 2020, Paul served as the Global Asset and Planning Manager for Schlumberger, where he was responsible for the global asset and inventory portfolio as well as the distribution network for global supply. He also served as the Chair of the Sales & Operations Planning Committee to enable effective supply chain management.

Prior to Schlumberger, he spent 10 years with Smith International serving in various roles, including North America Operations Support Manager and North America Asset Manager. He has also held Sr. Management positions within the Credit domain which included Director of Credit for Equalnet Corporation, International Credit Manager for Ricoh Global, and Credit Manager for Wilson Supply.

Sergio Cardinale brings more than 30 years of experience in finance and accounting leadership roles with multinational organizations, including PwC, M-I SWACO, and SLB. His expertise spans internal and external auditing, tax, treasury, operations, restructuring, ERP implementations, and business transformation initiatives.

He serves as Vice President, Finance and Chief Accounting Officer of Wellbore Integrity Solutions, where he oversees the company’s global accounting, financial reporting, consolidation, internal controls, statutory compliance, treasury, tax, audit, and related finance functions. Prior to his current role, Sergio served as Global Controller, leading accounting operations across more than 25 countries. Earlier, he served as Regional Controller for Latin America, supporting finance operations, cash management, compliance, and regional reporting.

Sergio holds a degree in Public Accounting and an MBA. He is also enrolled in the CFO Program at Columbia Business School.

Colton Thomas is Vice President of the North America region for Wellbore Integrity Solutions.

Colton joined WIS in June 2024 and brings over 17 years of industry experience. Colton is an accomplished executive with success transforming organizations and achieving profitability in the face of challenging economic and market headwinds.  Colton has extensive international exposure in regions including the United States, Latin America, Europe & Sub Saharan Africa, and Asia Pacific. He has spent his career with Halliburton in various roles including field fracturing engineer, account manager, country manager, global and regional business development executive, and most recently as Vice President of Halliburton’s Caspian region.

Mr. Thomas holds a Bachelor of Science from Sam Houston State University in Texas. He is a member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers, the American Association of Drilling Engineers, and the International Association of Drilling Contractors, and he has co-authored several SPE paper.

Marcos is Vice President of Latin America for Wellbore Integrity Solutions.

Marcos brings over 22 years of professional experience in Sales, Operations, Finance, and Market Share growth in the international Oil and Gas industry. Prior to joining WIS in 2020, Marcos worked for Schlumberger for 15 years in different management positions as Manager for Mexico & Central America, Operations Planning Manager worldwide, Sales & Commercial Manager for Drilling Group in Argentina and Brazil, and Vice President of Bits and Drilling Tools segment for Latin America for 6 years managing the business of Bits, DRILCO, Fishing & Remedial, Underreamers, Turbines, Jars, and Rental Tubulars & Casing Drilling. Under his leadership, Marcos introduced new technologies, achieved high revenues and margins, and substantially increased market share growth in Latin America.

Jim McKenna is Vice President of Eastern Hemisphere Operations for Wellbore Integrity Solutions.

Jim brings over 28 years of professional experience in the international oil and gas industry. His expertise includes sales and operations, financial management, and market share growth. Jim joined WIS in 2019 as Vice President of Europe, Sub-Sahara, and Africa region. Before joining WIS, Jim served as Eastern Hemisphere Vice President for NOV-ReedHycalog, Regional Director for Europe & Sub Sahara with NOV-Drilling and Intervention, and prior to those positions, Jim held multiple senior management positions within NOV Downhole and Schlumberger. Jim has been involved in various company and divisional restructures before WIS and has worked in several  continents around the globe.

Alexey Nikitin is Vice President of Caspian and Central Asia for Wellbore Integrity Solutions.

Alexey has over 18 years of experience in the oil and gas industry starting his career with a BP Joint Venture in Russia. He first joined WIS in January 2020 as the Vice President of Quality, Health, Safety, and Environment (QHSE) and held that position for one year until being promoted to regional Vice President of RCA. Prior to WIS Alexey held several different roles in Smith International and Schlumberger – from Operations Support and QHSE to Operations management and Operations Integrity and Auditing. While under his RCA leadership, he developed and implemented a new QHSE management system plus he grew the Sakhalin’s Fishing and Remedial, Tubular Surface and Drilling products and services from $5M revenue and negative IBT to a $35M a year revenue business with 40% profitability. Additionally, Alexey also oversaw all the international SLB major service operations – Exxon, Shell as well as main NOC’s, Gazprom and Rosneft. In 2013, Alexey moved to the United States as the Head of Operations Integrity (Quality and HSE) department for North America, and later became a Global Operations Systems Auditor responsible for verifying and improving Quality, HSE and Process compliance for over 100 locations worldwide.

Ryan Seike is Vice President of Middle East, North Africa & India for Wellbore Integrity Solutions.

Ryan Seike brings more than two decades of progressive leadership across sales, operations, commercial strategy, human resources, supply chain, and business development. A bilingual professional fluent in both English and Arabic, Ryan has built a formidable career defined by his ability to deliver sustained revenue growth, drive commercial transformation, and lead large, high-performing teams across some of the world’s most complex and competitive energy markets.

With deep expertise spanning the Middle East, North Africa, Turkey, India, Southeast Asia, and beyond, Ryan has consistently demonstrated the strategic acumen and operational discipline needed to navigate dynamic geopolitical environments, manage multi-hundred-million-dollar profit and loss responsibilities, and forge lasting partnerships with National Oil Companies (NOCs), International Oil Companies (IOCs), and independent operators alike. His career trajectory reflects the capacity to build and inspire teams, develop talent, and architect strategies that deliver top- and bottom-line impact.