Jana Schey Appointed Chief Operating Officer at Energistics

HOUSTON, TX--(Marketwired - Jul 8, 2015) - Energistics has announced that Jana Schey has been appointed Chief Operating Officer; she assumed her new duties on July 1, 2015. Ms. Schey previously held the Vice President, Operations position at Energistics. In her new role, Ms. Schey will be responsible for working with external standards organizations, strategic planning to define operational and adoption goals, managing execution through appropriate staff and members, and working with the CEO to ensure the continued financial viability of Energistics operations and Special Interest Groups.

"Jana took the reins as Interim CEO over the last several months after the untimely passing of Jerry Hubbard," said Ross Philo, President & CEO of Energistics. "She has done a tremendous job of keeping the organization moving forward and we are all incredibly grateful to her for her efforts under such difficult circumstances."

Ms. Schey has worked in the oil and gas industry for 15 years. Prior to Energistics, she worked with eProcurement standards (particularly with PIDX) and catalog management. Ms. Schey also has experience in the telecommunications industry in the areas of HSE, corporate security and data exchange/systems integration. She holds a MA degree from the State University of New York - Brockport and a BA degree from Queen's University, Ontario, Canada.

"I am looking forward to expanding my responsibilities while continuing to bring value to Energistics and our members," Ms. Schey said of her appointment. "I enjoy the opportunity to work with passionate and knowledgeable professionals from our member companies and our dedicated Energistics staff. This collaboration has led to a set of standards that truly meet industry needs and delivers real value to adopting companies."

Energistics is a global, not-for-profit, membership organization that serves as the facilitator, custodian and advocate for the development and adoption of technical open data exchange standards in the upstream oil and gas industry. Uniquely designed to unite upstream industry professionals in a neutral and collaborative facilitation environment, Energistics membership consists of integrated, independent and national oil companies, oilfield service companies, software vendors, system integrators, regulatory agencies and the global standards user community. For more information visit our website at www.energistics.org.

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