Albrecht Joins Rowan Board of Directors

William E. Albrecht has been appointed to the board of directors of Rowan Companies plc, effective October 28, 2015.

Albrecht has served as executive chairman of California Resources Corporation, a publicly traded oil and natural gas exploration and production company, since July 2014. Albrecht has over 35 years of experience in the oil and energy industry, having served in various executive officer positions with Occidental Petroleum Corporation, an international exploration and production company, and EOG Resources, a domestic energy producer. Albrecht began his career in the industry as a petroleum engineer for Tenneco Oil Company.