FRISCO, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Graco Fishing & Rental Tools, Inc. (dba Graco Oilfield Services) announced today that it has named Mr. Mark Eason as Vice President of Marketing & Sales. Eason comes to Graco with over 37 years of experience in the oil and gas industry, contributing a majority of that time to the fishing and rental tool sector. A new position for the company, Eason will oversee Graco’s marketing and sales operations and will report to Mark Mixon, Chief Operating Officer.
“As Graco has continued to grow and expand, the need for a more dedicated, organized and professional approach to our sales and marketing processes has been ever increasing. We are excited to be adding Mark to our management leadership, as he will bring greater focus and direction to these areas,” said Mark Mixon. “He will play an important role that, along with the continued leadership of our executives and managers, will continue to expand Graco’s favorable presence in the market and meet our goals in surpassing the expectations of our customers, employees and other stakeholders.”
Most recently, Eason was Director of Fishing and Rental for a domestic energy services company where he was responsible for operations and sales with a staff of 100 covering Texas, North Louisiana and Colorado. Previously, he was a founding partner in a private fishing and rental tool company and also worked in various sales, operations and supervisor positions with Superior Energy, Baker Oil Tools and Dresser Swaco. Eason holds a degree in Petroleum Technology from Louisiana Tech University.
About Graco
Graco Oilfield Services, a dba of Graco Fishing & Rental Tools, Inc., is recognized as one of the largest privately held fishing and rental tool companies operating in the U.S. Providing a full range of well services to major and independent oil and natural gas companies for over 30 years, Graco’s markets are predominately focused on drilling and production services, which include rental tools, fishing services, pressure pumping, workover expertise, blowout preventers, circulation services, completion drillouts and packer tools & services.
