Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On March 19, 2009, the board of directors of Nabors Industries, Inc. appointed
Clark Wood as Controller of Nabors Industries, Inc. In connection with this new
appointment, Mr. Wood will also act as the principal accounting officer and
principal financial officer of each of Nabors Industries, Inc. and Nabors
Industries Ltd.
Mr. Wood is currently the Controller of Nabors Corporate Services, Inc. and has
been an employee of Nabors since 2003. Prior to joining Nabors, Mr. Wood worked
for seven years at Arthur Andersen LLP and KPMG LLP and rose to the rank of
Senior Audit Manager. Mr. Wood obtained a Masters in Professional Accounting at
the University of Texas in Austin.
Mr. Wood joined Nabors in 2003 as an Assistant Controller and has been serving
in his current capacity as Controller of Nabors Corporate Services, Inc. since
April 2007. As an Assistant Controller, Mr. Wood assisted in the preparation and
review of consolidated financial reporting and technical accounting matters, as
well as evaluation and compliance of internal control over financial reporting.
As Controller of Nabors Corporate Services, Inc., Mr. Wood has reported directly
to the Chief Financial Officer and has been responsible for the preparation and
review of consolidated financial reporting and accounting related matters,
including internal controls and financial reporting.
This Form 8-K is being filed in order to satisfy the filing requirements of Form
8-K which requires a filing upon the appointment of a new principal accounting
officer or principal financial officer.