Meet our Executive Team

Christopher J. Baker is the president and CEO of KLX Energy Services, a position he has held since KLX merged with Quintana Energy Services (QES) in 2020. Baker carries over 25 years of experience in the oil and gas industry.

Previously, Baker served as QES’ president and CEO and was a member of the Board of Directors. Throughout his career, Baker has held various executive roles, including managing director of oilfield services for Quintana Capital Group; senior associate for Citigroup Global Markets Inc.; and vice president of operations for Theta II Enterprises, Inc. Baker attended Louisiana State University, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, and Rice University, where he earned a master’s of business administration.

Geoff Stanford was appointed Interim Chief Financial Officer in January 2026. He served as the Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer at KLX from December 2020 until January 2026 and as Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer of Quintana Energy Services Inc. (“QES”) from May 2018 until the completion of the Company’s merger in July 2020. He is responsible for overseeing our accounting operations, financial reporting and strategic direction of financial initiatives across the company. Before joining KLX in 2018, Stanford served as vice president of accounting at Amedisys Home Health & Hospice and as vice president and chief accounting officer at Willbros, where he led corporate accounting initiatives. His career also includes key roles at The Shaw Group and Albemarle Corporation, where he focused on corporate operations and financial management. Stanford earned a master’s degree in accounting and finance from Tulane University and a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Louisiana State University.

John Horgan has been serving as vice president of operations at KLX since July 2020. With over 35 years of industry experience, the majority of his career was spent at Halliburton, where he held various engineering, sales and operational roles across the US, the Middle East and Europe. Throughout his career, Horgan has led global teams in account management, business development and operations. Before merging with KLX in 2020, he led the Completion and Production Services division at QES. Prior to that, Horgan held leadership positions in business development and operations, focusing on global PVF distribution, US onshore production support and well servicing. Horgan received a bachelor’s degree from the University of Texas in civil engineering and is a member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers.

With over 20 years of experience in the oil and gas service industry, Douglas Barnette serves as vice president of Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) for KLX Energy Services. He is responsible for overseeing all phases of the company’s HSE program. Barnette has held HSE leadership roles at Weatherford International and Bayou Well Services. Barnette brings a dedicated commitment to the health and safety of every KLX employee. His guidance and insight enables KLX to protect the environment while minimizing risk to the company through the utilization of a comprehensive HSE management system and applying industry best practices to the company’s day to day operations.