
	Simon Ayat is executive vice president and chief financial officer of Schlumberger Limited, based in Houston, Texas. Prior to assuming his current role, Ayat served as the company&rsquo;s vice president treasurer and previously held the position of vice president controller and business processes.

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	Ayat&rsquo;s career with Schlumberger, which began in 1982, spans a variety of management positions from Paris, Houston and Dallas to the Middle East and Far East regions. His assignments have included serving as Oilfield Services group controller; vice president finance for non-oilfield activities; GeoMarket general manager, Indonesia; Sedco Forex regional vice president, Asia; group controller for Wireline; and region controller for Wireline in the Far East and for Sedco Forex in North and South America. He began his career as controller for the Forex Neptune drilling division.

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	Ayat graduated from the University of San Francisco where he received a bachelor of science degree in business administration with an emphasis on finance and accounting.
