Ken Dennard | Investor Relations |
Paul Howes | President and Chief Executive Officer |
Gregg Piontek | Chief Financial Officer |
Dave Paterson | President-Fluids Business |
Praveen Narra | Raymond James |
George O'Leary | Tudor Pickering Holt & Company |
Greetings and welcome to the Newpark Resources, First Quarter Earnings Conference Call. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode. A question-and-answer session will follow the formal presentation. [Operator Instruction] As a reminder, this conference is being recorded.
It is now my pleasure to introduce your host, Ken Dennard, Investor Relations for Newpark Resources.