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Houmb, Karle receive IADC Exemplary Service Awards

Drilling Contractor
Nov 2018

IADC recognized two individuals with Exemplary Service Awards at the 2018 IADC Annual General Meeting on 8 November in New Orleans: Siv Hilde Houmb, Founder and CTO of Secure-NOK; and Arun Karle, Founder of Askara Group.

IADC President Jason McFarland (left) presented an Exemplary Service Award to Arun Karle on 8 November at the 2018 IADC Annual General Meeting in New Orleans, in recognition of his extended service to IADC and its members over the past decades.

Mr Karle began his relationship with IADC in 1993, when he met with then-IADC President Dr Lee Hunt in India to set plans for IADC’s role in the country. The IADC South Central Asia Chapter was kicked off in 1998, with Mr Karle as a founding member. Since then, Mr Karle has been an IADC ambassador, helping to serve both IADC and its members.

Mr Karle founded Askara Group in March 1992. The firm provides business and technical consulting to more than 30 international companies. He holds a bachelor’s degree in electrical and mechanical engineering from Mumbai University and later obtained a master’s degree in mechanical engineering from Lamar University in Texas. Read more