Stuart Brightman has served as a member of the NexTier board of directors since October 2019. He also served as chief executive officer of TETRA from May 2009 until May 2019, as president of TETRA from May 2009 until February 2018, and as executive vice president and chief operating officer of TETRA from April 2005 to May 2009. Prior to TETRA, Stu spent 11 years at Dresser, Inc. - including its successors in interest, Dresser- in a variety of leadership roles, during which he was involved in multiple M&A transactions, internal restructurings, and product/market repositionings. He has experience in integration of acquisitions and oversight of operations, engineering, sales and marketing, finance, human resources, and information technology. Stu also serves on the Houston advisory board of the NACD Texas TriCities Chapter.