Board of Directors

Christopher J. Baker is the president and CEO of KLX Energy Services, a position he has held since KLX merged with Quintana Energy Services (QES) in 2020. Baker carries over 25 years of experience in the oil and gas industry.

Previously, Baker served as QES’ president and CEO and was a member of the Board of Directors. Throughout his career, Baker has held various executive roles, including managing director of oilfield services for Quintana Capital Group; senior associate for Citigroup Global Markets Inc.; and vice president of operations for Theta II Enterprises, Inc. Baker attended Louisiana State University, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, and Rice University, where he earned a master’s of business administration.

John T. Collins continues to serve as a Director KLXE. Previously, Mr. Collins continued as the non-Executive Chairman of KLXE upon the completion of the merger with QES in July 2020 to June 2021. Mr. Collins became the Chairman of the Board in May 2020 before serving as a director of KLXE from September 2018 through May 2020. He served on the Board of Directors of KLX Inc. from December 2014 until its sale to The Boeing Company in October 2018. From 1986 to 1992, Mr. Collins served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Quebecor Printing (USA) Inc., which was formed in 1986 by a merger with Semline Inc., where he had served in various positions since 1968, including since 1973 as President. During his term, Mr. Collins guided Quebecor Printing (USA) Inc. through several large acquisitions and situated the company to become one of the leaders in the industry. From 1992 to 2017, Mr. Collins was the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of The Collins Group, Inc., a manager of a private securities portfolio and minority interest holder in several privately held companies. Mr. Collins currently serves on the Board of Directors for Federated Funds, Inc. and has served on the Board of Directors for several public companies, including Bank of America Corp. and FleetBoston Financial. In addition, Mr. Collins has served as Chairman of the Board of Trustees of his alma mater, Bentley University. Our Board benefits from Mr. Collins’ many years of experience in the management, acquisition and development of several companies.

Danielle E. Hunter is the President of Berry Corporation (Nasdaq: BRY), an upstream energy company engaged in the responsible development and production of conventional oil reserves in the Western United States. She joined Berry in January 2020 as Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, a position she held through her appointment as President effective January 1, 2023. Prior to joining Berry, Ms. Hunter served as Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Corporate Secretary and Chief Risk and Compliance Officer at C&J Energy Services, Inc. (now part of Patterson UTI (Nasdaq: PTEN)), a well construction, completions, and services company, where she provided strategic counsel on a broad range of legal, business and operational matters. She served at C&J from June 2011 through November 2019. From 2007 through 2011, Ms. Hunter practiced corporate law at Vinson & Elkins LLP representing public and private companies in capital markets offerings and mergers and acquisitions, primarily in the oil and natural gas industry. She served as a judicial law clerk to U.S. District Judge Tucker Melancon, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana, after graduating Magna Cum Laude from Tulane University Law School in 2006.

Thomas P. McCaffrey has served as a member of the KLXE Board since May 2020 and continued to serve as a member of the KLXE Board upon completion of the merger with QES in July 2020. Mr. McCaffrey also became Chairman of the Integration Committee of the KLXE Board upon completion of the merger. Mr. McCaffrey previously served as President, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of KLXE, from April 30, 2020 through the completion of the merger. Previously, Mr. McCaffrey served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of KLXE from September 2018 until April 30, 2020. Prior to that, Mr. McCaffrey served as President and Chief Operating Officer of KLX Inc. from December 2014 until its sale to The Boeing Company in October 2018 and as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of B/E Aerospace from May 1993 until December 2014. Prior to joining B/E Aerospace, Mr. McCaffrey practiced as a Certified Public Accountant for 17 years with a large international accounting firm and a regional accounting firm based in California. Since 2016, Mr. McCaffrey has served as a member of the Board of Trustees of Palm Beach Atlantic University, Chairman of its Development Committee and as a member of its Audit Committee. Our Board benefits from Mr. McCaffrey’s extensive leadership experience, thorough knowledge of the company’s business and industry, and strategic planning experience.

Corbin J. Robertson, Jr. was appointed Chairman of the Board in November 2024 and became a Director of KLXE upon the completion of the merger with QES in July 2020. Previously, Mr. Robertson served as Chairman of the QES Board since the company’s formation in 2017 through July 2020. Mr. Robertson has served as chairman of the board of directors of the general partner of QES LP since the board was established. Mr. Robertson has also served as Chief Executive Officer and chairman of the board of directors of GP Natural Resource Partners LLC since 2002. He has served as the Chief Executive Officer and chairman of the board of directors of the general partners of Western Pocahontas Properties Limited Partnership since 1986, Great Northern Properties Limited Partnership since 1992, Quintana Minerals Corporation since 1978 and as chairman of the board of directors of New Gauley Coal Corporation since 1986. He also serves as a Principal with Quintana, chairman of the Board of the Cullen Trust for Higher Education and on the boards of the American Petroleum Institute, the National Petroleum Council, Baylor College of Medicine and the World Health and Golf Association. In 2006, Mr. Robertson was inducted into the Texas Business Hall of Fame. Mr. Robertson attended the University of Texas at Austin where he earned a B.B.A. from the Business Honors Program. Our Board benefits from Mr. Robertson’s extensive industry and oil and gas investment experience, and his board service for several companies in the oil and gas industry.

John T. Whates, Esq. has served as a member of the KLXE Board since September 2018 and continued to serve as a member of the KLXE Board upon completion of the merger with QES in July 2020. He served on the Board of Directors of KLX Inc. from December 2014 until its sale to The Boeing Company in October 2018. Mr. Whates has been an independent tax advisor and involved in venture capital and private investing since 2005. He is a member of the Board of Directors of Dynamic Healthcare Systems, Inc., was a member of the Board of Directors of Rockwell Collins from April 2017 until February 2018 and was the Chairman of the Compensation Committee of B/E Aerospace until its sale to Rockwell Collins in April 2017. From 1994 to 2011, Mr. Whates was a tax and financial advisor to B/E Aerospace, providing business and tax advice on essentially all of its significant strategic acquisitions. Previously, Mr. Whates was a tax partner in several of the largest public accounting firms, most recently leading the High Technology Group Tax Practice of Deloitte LLP in Orange County, California. He has extensive experience working with aerospace and other public companies in the fields of tax, equity financing and mergers and acquisitions. Mr. Whates is an attorney licensed to practice in California and was an Adjunct Professor of Taxation at Golden Gate University. Our Board benefits from Mr. Whates’s extensive experience, multi-dimensional educational background, and thorough knowledge of the company’s business and industry.