Management team
Chief Executive Officer
John Fraser
John joined Coretrax in 2011. With over 20 years’ industry experience, and a strong background in wellbore technology, John leads the team from our headquarters in Aberdeen.
Chief Financial Officer
Michael De-Rhune
Michael joined Coretrax in 2019 and leads the organisation’s financial stewardship. He was previously Group CFO at Excellence Logging and has held senior financial roles with several large international oil and gas service companies.
CTO and Executive VP of Expandables
Scott Benzie
Scott joined Coretrax in 2020 following the integration with Mohawk Energy, which he founded in 2004. Innovating ground-breaking tubular expansion technologies for drilling, completion and production operations, Scott has extensive R&D experience which he is now applying across our four product lines.
Group Financial Controller
Alistair McGeough
Alistair joined Coretrax in 2021 and manages the global finance team which supports the overall business. He was previously Finance Director and Finance Manager at other oil and gas service companies having spent the early part of his career in practice.
HR Manager
Kelly Golightly
Based in Aberdeen, Kelly joins us with more than more than 20 years' experience to the business. She will support our global teams and play an integral role in our ambitious growth strategy.
Group Head of Legal
Amanda Ritchie
Based in Aberdeen, Amanda brings more than 10 years' experience to the business. Having held positions with responsibility for global energy businesses, she will play an integral role in our ambitious growth and business strategy.
Eastern Hemisphere President
Nicholas Kjaer
Nicholas joined Coretrax in 2019 following the integration with Churchill Drilling Tools. He has held a number of senior leadership positions across the industry and as General Manager, successfully established Churchill as a market leader in the Middle East. He now leads our operations in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) and Asia Pacific Region (APAC).
Western Hemisphere President
Keith Bradford
With over 25 years' industry experience, Keith has held several senior roles across a number of oilfield product and services companies internationally. Keith leads our operations across Europe, Africa and the Americas.
VP of Supply Chain & Manufacturing
Elliot McDonough
Elliot joined Coretrax in 2014 with a strong operational track record in the oil and gas industry. He has more than 10 years’ experience in Saudi Arabia where he previously held the role of country manager for Coretrax. Building on his exceptional operational background, Elliot is focused on promoting global and regional manufacturing efficiencies.
Global Sales & Operations Director
Lyndsay Harley
Lyndsay has worked for Coretrax since 2013 specializing in operations supporting our extensive operations across the UK, Africa and Asia Pacific. She brings a wide skillset including business development, QHSE and sales to her current role as Global Sales & Operations Director, ensuring exceptional product and service quality are delivered globally.
Group Engineering Manager
Ryan Low
Ryan joined Coretrax in 2019, bringing over 19 years of engineering, design and downhole tool manufacturing experience to our team. As group engineering manager, Ryan is responsible for all engineering functions across our three innovation platforms supporting new and existing technologies to our global operations teams.
Global QHSE Manager
Jason Harrower
Jason joined Coretrax in October 2020, with over 22 years of international QHSE experience. Jason is responsible for implementing and maintaining our global QHSE systems to deliver continual improvement and operational excellence across the business.
Group IT Manager
Jeff Nicol
Having held several senior positions across the oil and gas industry, Jeff is now responsible for implementing and maintaining Coretax’s global IT infrastructure. This ensures our team can continue to deliver an efficient and effective service to our customers.
