M. Jorge E. Estrada

Background

Estrada, M. Jorge E. was born on August 15, 1947 in Donmatias, Antioquia, Colombia. Son of Juan M. and Ana T. Estrada.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Washington & Lee University, 1969; postgraduate, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1969-1970.

Career

Professor geophysics, National U., Medellin, Colombia, 1970-1971; seismologist, operations supervisor, Petty-Ray Geophysical Company, Ecuador and Peru, 1971-1974; operations manager, chief geophysicist, Sun Oil Corporation, Bolivia and Kenya, 1974-1976; area supervisor, Western Geophysical Company, Buenos Aires, 1976-1977; vice president Latin American division, Geosource Inc., Buenos Aires, 1977-1984; president drilling services, Geosource Inc., Buenos Aires, 1984-1985; president, Pride Petrotech S.A., Buenos Aires, 1993-1994; also bd.dirs, Pride International, Houston. Vice president SOFRES-IBOPE Argentina, Buenos Aires, since 1992. President JEMPSA, Buenos Aires, since 1986.

Board directors Production Operators Argentina, Buenos Aires, Wood Group Drilling and Production Superior vena cava syndrome, Houston and Aberdeen, Scotland. President Finance Overseas Management, since 1993.

Achievements

• M. Jorge E. Estrada has been listed as a noteworthy Oil and entertainment industry executive by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Colombian Science Institute, Bogota, 1971-1972. Board advisors Williams School of Commerce Politics and Economics, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Virginia, since 1995. Member President's Council on Energy (Colombia, 1983).

Member Society Exploration Geophysicists, Zeta Beta Tau.

Interests

• Avocations: billiards, bridge, chess, golf, hunting.

Connections

Married Lydia S. Rossi, May 22, 1970 (divorced December 1979). Married Ana M. O'Toole, June 21, 1980. Children: Annie, Carol, Juan, Estefania, Javier.

Father:

Juan M. Estrada

Mother:

Ana T. Estrada

Spouse:

Lydia S. Rossi

Spouse:

Ana M. O'Toole

child:

Javier Estrada

child:

Annie Estrada

child:

Carol Estrada

child:

Estefania Estrada

child:

Juan Estrada