Eugene M. Isenberg
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Nabors Industries Ltd.
 Gene has served as the Chairman of the Board, Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Board, and Chief Executive Officer of Nabors since 1987. He served as a Director of Danielson Holding Corporation (a holding company for conversion of waste to energy and insurance businesses) until 2004. He served as a Governor of the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD) from 1998 to 2006 and the American Stock Exchange (AMEX) until 2005. He has served as a member of the National Petroleum Council since 2000. From 1969 to 1982, Mr. Isenberg was Chairman of the Board and principal shareholder of Genimar, Inc. (a steel trading and building products manufacturing company), which was sold in 1982. From 1955 to 1968, Mr. Isenberg was employed in various management capacities with Exxon Corporation. Mr. Isenberg also serves as President of the University of Massachusetts Amherst Foundation.
Mr. Isenberg’s decades of executive experience in the energy and manufacturing industries, and particularly his knowledge of the capital markets, has enabled him to guide the Company through the challenging economic and industry conditions of the past few years. Mr. Isenberg’s strategic combination of debt and equity financing has enabled the Company to execute well-timed acquisitions, technological development and organic growth to become the industry leader that it is today.
Anthony G. Petrello
Deputy Chairman, President and Chief Operating Officer, Nabors Industries Ltd.
 Tony was elected to the Nabors Board of Directors and the Executive Committee of the Board in 1991. He has served as our President and Chief Operating Officer since 1992 and Deputy Chairman since 2003. From 1979 to 1991, Mr. Petrello was with the law firm Baker & McKenzie, where his practice focused on international arbitration, taxation and general corporate law. He served as Managing Partner of the firm’s New York office from 1986 until his resignation in 1991. Mr. Petrello holds a J.D. degree from Harvard Law School and B.S. and M.S. degrees in Mathematics from Yale University.
In addition to his operating functions, Mr. Petrello provides strategic planning initiative and direction enabling the Company to adapt and prosper in our rapidly changing competitive environment.
Marty J. Whitman
Lead Director, Nabors Industries Ltd., Chairman and Trustee of Third Avenue Trust
 Marty was elected to the Nabors Board of Directors in 1991. He currently serves as Lead Director, Chairman of the Risk Oversight Committee, and member of the Audit and Governance & Nominating Committees. Mr. Whitman was Chief Executive Officer until 2002 and a Director of Danielson Holding Corporation (a holding company for conversion of waste to energy and insurance businesses) until 2004 (Chairman of the Board until 1999); Chief Executive Officer of Third Avenue Trust from 1990 to 2003; Co-Chief Investment Officer of Third Avenue Management LLC and its predecessor (the adviser to Third Avenue Trust) from 2003 to 2009 and Chief Investment Officer of Third Avenue Management LLC and its predecessor from 1991 to 2003; Director of Tejon Ranch Co. (an agricultural and land management company) from 1997 to 2001; and Director of Stewart Information Services Corp. (a title insurance and real estate company) from 2000 until 2001. Mr. Whitman was an Adjunct Lecturer, Adjunct Professor and Distinguished Fellow in Finance, Yale University School of Management from 1972 to 1984 and 1992 to 2008 and is currently an Adjunct Professor in Finance at Syracuse University. He was an Adjunct Professor at the Columbia University Graduate School of Business in 2001. Mr. Whitman is co-author of The Aggressive Conservative Investor; of Distress Investing: Principles and Technique; and author of Value Investing: A Balanced Approach.
Mr. Whitman brings a wealth of experience in capital and investment management to the Board. His financial expertise and experience in the areas of risk management and strategic planning provide the basis for the extraordinary leadership and critical independent oversight Mr. Whitman brings to the role of Lead Director.
William T. Comfort
Chairman, Citigroup Venture Capital
Bill was elected to the Nabors Board of Directors in 2008 and currently serves as Chairman of the Technical & Safety Committee, and member of the Compensation, Governance & Nominating, and Risk Oversight Committees. Mr. Comfort is Chairman of Citigroup Venture Capital and has been with Citigroup Venture Capital since 1979. Mr. Comfort is also Managing Partner & Chairman of the Investment Committee of Court Square Capital Partners, Chairman of Oracle Financial Services Software (OFSS-India) and a Director of Deutsche Annington (DAIG-Germany). He also serves on the boards of The John A. Hartford Foundation and NYU Law School Foundation.
Mr. Comfort’s decades of financial experience and successful capital management provide the basis for strong guidance and oversight of the Company’s approaches to financial analysis, risk management, strategic planning and all areas of operations.
Dr. John V. Lombardi
President, Louisiana State University System
 John was elected to the Nabors board of Directors in 2009. He currently serves as Chairman of the Compensation Committee and serves as member of the Audit, Governance & Nominating, and Risk Oversight Committees. Dr. Lombardi has been President of the Louisiana State University System, where he also serves as a Professor of History, since 2007. Dr. Lombardi was Chancellor and Professor of History of the University of Massachusetts Amherst from 2002 until 2007. Prior to that, he served in various capacities, including President, Director of The Center for Measuring University Performance, and Professor of History, at the University of Florida from 1990 to 2002; as Provost, Vice President for Academic Affairs, and Professor of History at The Johns Hopkins University from 1987 to 1990; and in various capacities, including Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, Dean of International Programs, Director of the Latin American Studies Program, and Professor of History, at Indiana University from 1967 to 1987, where in addition he taught a course on international business. Dr. Lombardi serves on the Advisory Board of the Jay I. Kislak Foundation, Inc. He previously served on the Board of Directors of the Economic Development Council of Western Massachusetts, where he also served on the Executive Committee, and on the Executive Strategic Council of IMS Global Learning Consortium. Dr. Lombardi has authored or co-authored numerous books and articles on a wide variety of topics, including measuring university performance, Latin American history and international business.
Dr. Lombardi’s experience in the functional role of chief executive officer and other leadership positions in four of the most prominent public institutions in the United States over a period of four decades, combined with his Latin American expertise, were the primary factors considered by the Board in appointing him to the Board and nominating him for election by the shareholders. Other factors included Dr. Lombardi’s financial expertise in such diverse areas as budgeting, forecasting, risk management and executive compensation.
James L. Payne
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Shona Energy Company, Inc.
 Jim was elected to the Nabors Board of Directors in 1999 and currently serves as Chairman of the Governance & Nominating Committee (since 2002) and a member of the Compensation and Risk Oversight Committees. Mr. Payne is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Shona Energy Company, Inc., a company he founded and capitalized in 2005, and is directly responsible for the company’s finance function. Mr. Payne was Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of Nuevo Energy Company (a company engaged in the acquisition, production and exploration of oil and natural gas properties) from 2001 until 2004 when the company merged with Plains Exploration and Production Company. He retired as Vice Chairman of Devon Corp. (a leading independent natural gas and oil exploration and production company) in 2001. Prior to the merger between Devon Corp. and Santa Fe Snyder Company (an independent natural gas and oil exploration and production company) in 2000, he had served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Santa Fe Snyder Company. He was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Santa Fe Energy Company from 1990 to 1999 when it merged with Snyder Oil Company. Mr. Payne also serves as a Director of Baker Hughes Incorporated and Global Industries, Ltd. He was a Director of Pool Energy Services Co. from 1993 until its acquisition by Nabors in 1999 and of BJ Services Company from 1999 until its merger with Baker Hughes in April 2010. Mr. Payne is a graduate of the Colorado School of Mines, where he was named a Distinguished Achievement Medalist in 1993. He holds an MBA degree from Golden Gate University and has completed the Stanford Executive Program.
Mr. Payne’s decades of experience in the oil and gas industry, particularly in executive management and director roles, provide valuable insight in areas such as corporate governance, executive and director compensation, risk oversight and safety initiatives. His industry knowledge and relationships, as well as his operational and financial acumen, derived from his experiences with both startup and well established companies, provide valuable resources to the Board.
Mickey M. Sheinfeld
Counsel, King & Spalding, L.L.P.
 Mickey was elected to the Nabors Board of Directors in 1988 and has served as the Chairman of the Audit Committee (since 1988) and as a member of the Compensation, Governance & Nominating, and Risk Oversight Committees. Mr. Sheinfeld has been Senior Counsel with the law firm of King & Spalding LLP since 2007. From 2001 until 2007, Mr. Sheinfeld was Senior Counsel to the law firm Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, L.L.P. From 1970 until 2001 he held various positions in the law firm Sheinfeld, Maley & Kay P.C., where he earned a reputation as one of the country’s preeminent bankruptcy practitioners and scholars. Mr. Sheinfeld was an adjunct professor of bankruptcy and reorganization law at the University of Texas School of Law from 1975 to 1991 and is a contributing author to numerous legal and business publications, and a contributor, member of the Board of Editors, co-editor and co-author of Collier on Bankruptcy, and a co- author of Collier on Bankruptcy Tax for Lexis-Nexis and Matthew Bender & Co., Inc. He is former President, a current Director and a member of The Tri Cities Chapter of the National Association of Corporate Directors. He is a member of the National Bankruptcy Conference, former Chair of the ABA Standing Committee on Specialization and former Chair of the Texas Board of Legal Specialization.
Mr. Sheinfeld brings decades of experience dealing with complex capital and debt structures, forensic accounting issues and risk management concerns to our Board. His extensive experience with the financial concerns of businesses in our industry provides valuable perspective to the Board and the Audit Committee as the Company has faced challenges presented by its growth, legislative and regulatory changes, an evolving governance climate and sometimes volatile market conditions.
Jack Wexler
Director Emeritus, Nabors Industries Ltd.
 Jack was elected to the Nabors Board of Directors in 1987 and has served as Chairman of the Compensation Committee and as a member of the Executive and Audit Committees of the Board. He is an international business consultant and has acted as a consultant to exporting and petroleum service companies since 1983. Prior to 1983, Exxon Corporation and its affiliates employed Mr. Wexler, who served in senior staff and operating management positions in the United States and the Far East.
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