Derek Mathieson is president, Western Hemisphere Operations of Baker Hughes Incorporated where he is responsible for all of Baker Hughes’ businesses in North America and Latin America and for Baker Hughes’ Chemicals and Industrial business globally.

Mathieson previously served as Baker Hughes president of Products and Technology and as the company’s chief technology and marketing officer after joining Baker Hughes in 2008 from WellDynamics, Inc., where he held the position of chief executive officer. Previously he worked for Shell UK Exploration & Production and for Wood Group in the United Kingdom.

Mathieson is a chartered engineer with the United Kingdom Engineering Council and a member of the Institute of Engineering and Technology. He is an active member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers, currently sitting on the executive committee for the SPE’s Annual Technical Conference.

Mathieson is on the advisory council for the Greater Houston Partnership regional workforce development task force and for the University of Houston’s Energy program. Previously he was a non-executive director of the Offshore Energy Center.

Mathieson holds a Ph.D. in micro electro-mechanical systems, a bachelor’s degree in electrical and electronic engineering and was recently awarded an honorary doctorate in engineering all from Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh, Scotland.