HOUSTON (December 5, 2018) - Nine Energy Service, Inc. (“Nine”), a leading oilfield services company that offers completion and production solutions, today announced that David Crombie will be promoted to Chief Operating Officer (COO) and Executive Vice President effective January 1, 2019.

An oil and gas industry veteran and entrepreneur, Crombie brings over two decades of experience to his latest role at Nine. In his new role, Crombie will be responsible for overseeing operations across all of Nine’s service lines and geographies. Crombie will play a critical role in the continued development and execution of Nine’s strategic growth plan.

“I am thrilled to announce David’s promotion to the role of Chief Operating Officer and working side-by-side with him to continue to build Nine,” said Ann Fox, President and Chief Executive Officer, Nine Energy Service. “David continues to differentiate himself by cultivating the entrepreneurial spirit of the organization while promoting excellence in operations by implementing systems and process while fostering a learning and forward-leaning culture. His ability to lead through both periods of activity decline, while also capturing growth in a measured and profitable way is extremely rare. His leadership qualities and expertise are essential to guiding Nine to continued growth and I look forward to the impact he will have in this new role.”

Crombie brings a unique blend of industry experience and entrepreneurship to Nine beginning his career in the field and eventually founding and building a premier production string cementing company from scratch. Currently, Crombie serves as Nine’s President, Completion Solutions and Executive Vice President where he is responsible for overseeing operations for Nine’s Completion Solutions segment. Before joining Nine, Crombie founded Crest Pumping Technologies, LLC, and served as President. Prior to Crest, Crombie served as Vice President of Operations and Sales for Pumpco Energy Services, a wholly owned subsidiary of Complete Production Services (now part of Superior Energy Services). In this role, he oversaw stimulation and cementing services in prolific, unconventional plays throughout the continental United States.

“It is an honor to be a part of Nine’s executive leadership team,” said Crombie. “Nine continues to differentiate itself with unique capabilities and added value to customers, and I look forward to the opportunity to support these trends and lead this company’s operations to deliver value for our customers, employees and shareholders.”