TMK IPSCO Announces the Appointment of Paul Fullerton as Vice President, TMK Premium

DOWNERS GROVE, Ill., July 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Steel tubular manufacturer TMK IPSCO is pleased to announce the appointment of Paul Fullerton to the newly created position of Vice President, TMK Premium. Mr. Fullerton, based in Houston, will be responsible for developing, coordinating and integrating a global technical sales force along with a world wide network of TMK production locations, third party threaders and licensees to support the rapid expansion of TMK IPSCO ULTRA™ premium connections, TMK Premium connections and related services to support on and off-shore drilling customers globally.

Paul Fullerton joined IPSCO in 2005 as Director of Tubular Products Applications Engineering after a distinguished career in Technical Sales with Lone Star Steel. In 2006, shortly after IPSCO acquired the ULTRA business, Paul was appointed General Manager of ULTRA Premium Oilfield Services. In this capacity, Paul has managed and directed the expansion of the ULTRA premium connections product line in the Americas in response to the rapid increase in demand for these products.

Vicki Avril, TMK IPSCO President and Chief Executive Officer, to whom Mr Fullerton will report, is pleased to announce the appointment of Paul Fullerton to this key senior management position at TMK.   "Paul Fullerton is uniquely qualified to lead the global expansion of TMK's premium connections business. Paul's extensive experience in technical sales, engineering, operational leadership and strategic planning coupled with his deep knowledge of the premium connections marketplace make him the ideal person for this important strategic step in the continued globalization of TMK's premium connections business", stated Avril.

TMK IPSCO operates in North America as a division of TMK, one of the three global market leaders in energy pipe production. TMK operates twenty three production facilities around the world. TMK product offerings include a wide range of seamless and welded energy tubular products including oil & gas drill pipe, well casing and tubing, line pipe, LD pipe, standard pipe, hollow structural sections and related services. TMK also manufactures premium connections for oil and natural gas drilling and production under the ULTRA™ and TMK Premium brand names.

TMK is one of the world's leading manufacturers and suppliers of steel pipes for the oil and gas industry.  TMK operates 23 production sites in the United States, Russia, Romania and Kazakhstan. TMK has the world's largest steel pipe production capacity, of which about half is dedicated to the production of high margin oil country tubular goods (OCTG). In 2009, TMK supplied customers in more than 65 countries.

TMK's ordinary shares are listed on the RTS and MICEX stock exchanges in Russia. Its GDRs are traded on the London Stock Exchange and ADRs on the OTCQX International Premier trading platform in the US.

SOURCE TMK IPSCO