With a career spanning more than 20 years in the energy industry, Dr. Ezell brings extensive international and multiple business segment experience. He has managed a business with revenues exceeding $2.8 billion and teams of over 5,500 employees and has a proven track record of driving profit and growth in many market environments.
Dr. Ezell has served as both President and Chief Operating Officer of Flotek, during which he engineered and executed a strategic turnaround, resulting in contracts that grew revenue more than 3X from 2021 to 2022, and increased revenue backlog to over $2.1 billion. Prior to that, he was the President of Flotek’s Chemistry Technologies segment, where he led a shift in the chemistry technologies portfolio and an evolution of the business’ strategy that resulted in growth that outpaced the market and market share gains of over 10X in a year. He began his tenure at Flotek as Senior Vice President of Operations, during which he drove an operational restructuring that led to a 60%+ reduction in costs across manufacturing, logistics, field service, delivery, facilities, and personnel.
Prior to joining Flotek, Dr. Ezell held various leadership roles over the course of a decade at Fortune 500 global energy company Halliburton, where he drove strategy and growth, contributed to merger and acquisition strategies, and implemented change management. He also served as a member of Haliburton’s Technology Review Board and a member of the Board on four company joint ventures.
Dr. Ezell has a Ph. D. in Polymer Science from the University of Southern Mississippi and a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from Millsaps College. He is a published scientist and is an author on more than 26 patents.