JOSÉ FIRMO
President of IBP – Brazilian Petroleum, Gas and Biofuels Institute
José Firmo has over 27 years of experience in the Oilfield Services industry. Since 1992 when he joined Schlumberger he has worked in numerous jobs ranging from Testing & Wireline Field Engineer offshore Brazil, Field Manager positions in the North and South America, Segment Global Human Resources Director, Vice President of Operations Latin America and President of Schlumberger Brazil. He was President of ABESPETRO – the Brazilian Oil and Gas association of Service Companies from 2016 to 2017. Mr. Firmo is now Western Hemisphere Senior Vice President of Seadrill Operations and currently, he also holds the position of President of IBP – Instituto Brasileiro de Petróleo. Born in Rio de Janeiro, he holds a Master in Business Administration from the Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University.
