Halliburton reported that José C. Grubisich has been named to the company's board of directors. He will serve on the Audit and the Health, Safety and Environment committees. The appointment was effective March 20, and Grubisich will stand for election at the annual meeting in May with all of the other directors.

Since 2012, Grubisich has been the Chief Executive Officer of Eldorado Brasil Celulose (a leader in the global cellulose market), and also a director of Vallourec S.A. Previously, Grubisich served as President and Chief Executive Officer of ETH Bioenergia S.A. (an integrated producer of ethanol and electricity from biomass) from 2008 to 2012.

'José brings significant executive leadership experience in Latin America and internationally,' said Dave Lesar, Halliburton Chairman, President and CEO. 'This experience will be valuable as Halliburton continues its focus on growing our global business in the unconventionals, deepwater and mature fields markets.'

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