Management team
Chief Executive Officer
Kenny Murray
Kenny started Coretrax in 2008 with the vision of of creating a specialist well technology company that was focused on high service quality. Combining over 20 years’ oil and gas experience with exceptional business acumen, Kenny continues to lead the team from our Middle East hub and is driving our ambitious growth strategy.
Chief Operating Officer
John Fraser
John joined Coretrax in 2011 and is responsible for ensuring successful global operations. With over 20 years’ industry experience, and a strong background in wellbore technology, John is passionate about identifying and delivering time and cost saving solutions for our clients.
Chief Technology Officer
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 three innovation platforms.
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.
Group HR Manager
Kerry Ings
Joining Coretrax in 2019, Kerry has held senior roles across the transport and energy sectors, bringing a wealth of HR expertise to the business. She is responsible for leading our HR function, ensuring we continue to attract and retain the best talent across the industry.
Group Financial Controller
Sally Bryant
With an impressive background in finance in the oil and gas industry, Sally joined Churchill Drilling Tools in 2016 as Financial Controller. She was previously Finance Manager at Petrofac. After Churchill became part of Coretrax in 2019, Sally was appointed as Group Financial Controller.
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.
Regional Manager - Americas
Jorge Xacur
Jorge has more than 20 years of management experience and currently leads our projects in the Americas, delivering operational excellence to our customer in the region. He joined Coretrax in 2019 following the integration with Churchill Drilling Tools where he was US General Manager for over five years.
Regional Manager – Middle East North Africa (MENA)
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.
Regional Manager – Europe, Africa, Russia and Caspian (EARC)
Mark Gazey
Mark brings more than 14 years oil and gas experience to Coretrax, having held senior business development and performance management positions in the industry. He joined us in 2019 after managing the technical sales function at Churchill Drilling Tools for over four years. Mark now leads our operations across Europe, Africa, Russia and the Caspian.
Regional Manager – AsiaPac and Saudi Arabia
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. He is now responsible for delivering operational efficiencies to our customers across the Kingdom and Asia Pacific.
Integration Manager
Lyndsay Harley
Lyndsay has worked for Coretrax since 2013 and was most recently an operations manager, 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 Integration Manager where she ensures consistent operational excellence is delivered across the business.
Group Supply Chain & Manufacturing Manager
Paul Travis
Paul joined Coretrax in 2019 following the acquisition of Churchill Drilling Tools. Paul’s brings over 38 years of oil and gas knowledge to the role of Group Manufacturing and Supply Chain Manager, including extensive project management and research and development experience. Supporting global operations, Paul is responsible for the implementation and management of efficient manufacturing and procurement strategy.
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
