Mark W. Smith joined Powell’s Board in 2025 and currently serves as a member of the Audit Committee. Mr. Smith retired as the Chief Financial Officer of Helmerich and Payne in 2024, a position that he held since 2018. Prior to this role, Mr. Smith held a variety of roles with Atwood Oceanics, serving as the Chief Financial Officer, Chief Accounting Officer and Vice President of Corporate Services from 2009 through 2017. Before joining Atwood Oceanics, he held a variety of positions with Arthur Anderson and PricewaterhouseCoopers. He currently serves on the board of Forum Energy Technologies, Inc (FET:US), a provider of oil field services products and solutions. Mr. Smith holds an MBA and BBA from Baylor University and is a registered CPA with the State of Texas. Mr. Smith brings Powell the following experiences: Business leadership as an Executive Officer for a public company in the oil & gas industry, expertise leading large finance and accounting organizations and knowledge in financial and SEC rules.