Gregory Rachal has been appointed president of Oilfield Helping Hands (photo: OHH)

Oilfield Helping Hands (OHH), a nonprofit charitable organisation comprised of volunteers devoted to providing financial assistance to oilfield workers in financial crisis, has appointed Gregory Rachal as president.

As president of OHH, Rachal will ensure that OHH remains a premier support resource for oilfield families in crisis within six regional chapters in active oilfield communities across the US. Since it was founded in 2003, OHH has raised more than $3.3 million for more than 300 families affected by financial hardships.

Rachal says, “My goal is to ensure OHH continues to work in the most economical fashion to maximise the amount of monies available for distribution to our recipients each year, raised through corporate memberships, donations and annual fund-raising events. I firmly believe that we must help each other in times of crisis.”

Rachal has extensive experience in drilling fluids, previously holding positions with M-I SWACO and Halliburton in sales, product line and account management, operations and project management across the US and working with major and independent operators in the Houston and New Orleans markets. He holds a bachelor of science degree in industrial art from Northwestern State University, Natchitoches, La., and post-graduate qualifications in management and computer science from Tulane University, New Orleans, La.

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