10 SLB engineering leaders
Vice presidents of engineering, directors of engineering and heads of software engineering at SLB make up this list of engineering leaders across data, drilling, data center and subsurface software work. A reader can learn how engineering leaders work at SLB from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
Aric Carlisle
LinkedInExperience: Director, Engineering & Project Development | Data Centers · SLB
Aric Carlisle has been Director, Engineering & Project Development | Data Centers at SLB since May 2026. Aric Carlisle was Division General Manager - Guyana, Suriname, Trinidad & Caribbean at SLB from 2025 to 2026 and Vice President of Projects - Process Systems & Production Facilities there from 2022 to 2025.
Christopher Swift
LinkedInExperience: Vice President Manufacturing and Engineering · SLB
Christopher Swift has been Vice President Manufacturing and Engineering at SLB since March 2024, based in Houston. Christopher Swift was Vice President, Supply Chain and Business Planning, Performance Formulations at Nouryon from 2020 to 2024 and Vice President of Operations and Supply Chain, Surface Chemistry at AkzoNobel from 2014 to 2020.
Eric Potin
LinkedInExperience: Head of Software Engineering Digital Subsurface Solutions · SLB
Eric Potin has been Head of Software Engineering Digital Subsurface Solutions at SLB since August 2022, based in Montpellier, France. Eric Potin was Director of Software Engineering Engineering Manager at SLB from 2018 to 2022 and a Program Manager there from 2015 to 2018.
Harjit Kohli
LinkedInExperience: VP of Engineering, Reservoir & Infrastructure Group · SLB
Harjit Kohli has been VP of Engineering, Reservoir & Infrastructure Group at SLB since April 2018. Harjit Kohli was Vice President of Engineering & Manufacturing – Completions at SLB from 2014 to 2018 and Technology Center Manager, Houston Pressure & Sampling Center there from 2011 to 2014.
Hemant Arora
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, Engineering - Data, AI, Platforms · SLB
Hemant Arora has been Vice President, Engineering - Data, AI, Platforms at SLB since July 2025, a role the profile describes as responsible for engineering design, delivery, and quality of products related to Data and AI platforms and SLB cloud foundation services. Hemant Arora was Vice President, Engineering - Data, AI and Platforms at SLB from 2022 to 2025 and Director, Data and Analytics there from 2019 to 2022.
Michal Przybylski
LinkedInExperience: Head of Engineering · SLB Capturi
Michal Przybylski has been Head of Engineering at SLB Capturi since March 2023 and was an Engineering Manager there from 2021 to 2023, based in Oslo. Michal Przybylski was Department Manager Structural, Architecture and Maintenance at Aker Solutions from 2020 to 2021 and Department Manager Structural, Architecture and Mechanical FEA there from 2019 to 2020.
Phong Truong
LinkedInExperience: Director of Software Engineering · SLB
Phong Truong has been Director of Software Engineering at SLB since September 2026, for subsurface applications, a role the profile ties to SLB's acquisition of S&P Global Energy's geoscience and petroleum engineering software portfolio. Phong Truong was Director of Software Engineering at S&P Global from 2022 to 2026 and Associate Director of Software Engineering at IHS Markit from 2016 to 2022.
Preston Wolfram
LinkedInExperience: VP of Engineering for USL Cutter Strategy and Portfolio Development · SLB
Preston Wolfram has been VP of Engineering for USL Cutter Strategy and Portfolio Development at SLB since November 2025, overseeing research and development of new drilling cutting technologies for USL Smith Bits, according to the profile. Preston Wolfram was an Engineering Manager at SLB from 2022 to 2025 and a Product Champion there from 2020 to 2022.
Seth Conaway
LinkedInExperience: Director of Engineering and Projects - Data Centers · SLB
Seth Conaway has been Director of Engineering and Projects - Data Centers at SLB since December 2025. Seth Conaway was President and General Manager, MegaDiamond at SLB from 2020 to 2025, Engineering Manager, Reservoir and Production Testing there from 2019 to 2020 and Center Engineering Manager from 2015 to 2017.
Spyro Joseph Kotsonis
LinkedInExperience: Director of Engineering for Drilling · SLB
Spyro Joseph Kotsonis is a former Director of Engineering for Drilling at SLB, a role held from 2016 to 2020, and was Director of Engineering for Artificial Lift at SLB from 2012 to 2015. Spyro Joseph Kotsonis has been Vice President of Technology Development for Well Construction at SLB since March 2023 and was Technology Center Manager there from 2020 to 2023.
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Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How did you decide which engineering projects got people and budget first in your area?
- 02What did you change in how your engineering teams handed work over to manufacturing, delivery or customers?
- 03What do you look for when you judge whether an engineering team is ready to take on a new product line?
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