Flotek Industries Inc. has named Marc K. "Kevin" Fisher executive vice president, global business development.

Most recently, Fisher served as the general manager of Halliburton's Pinnacle division, an oilfield completion and consulting business. Prior to Halliburton's purchase of Pinnacle from Carbo Ceramics, Fisher served as president and CEO of Pinnacle Technologies and executive vice president of Carbo Ceramics. His involvement with Pinnacle dates back to 2000 when, prior to Carbo's purchase of Pinnacle, he served in a number of roles from vice president of business development to president.

Prior to joining Pinnacle, Fisher spent seven years as the director of sales at ProTechnics, where he first worked with Flotek President John Chisholm. Alongside Chisholm, Fisher was instrumental in building the sales force and client base for ProTechnics' radioactive well tracing technologies which was ultimately purchased by Core Laboratories.

He began his oilfield career in 1979 as a field engineer at Halliburton, holding several positions at the company through 1993, including global marketing manager.

Fisher is a member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers, the American Petroleum Institute and the Society of Petrophysicists and Well Log Analysts. He holds three US patents and is the author of numerous professional monographs. He holds a bachelor’s degree from Cameron University and is a graduate of the Harvard Business School Executive Managers Program.

Fisher will be responsible for a variety of responsibilities at Flotek including coordination of the company's global sales force, oversight of product development and innovation and a host of growth initiatives directed by Chisholm.

Flotek is a global developer and distributor of a portfolio of innovative oilfield technologies, including specialty chemicals and down-hole drilling and production equipment.