Samuel Denman Email Address

Director of Information Technology Technical Services and Business Analytics

Noble owns and operates one of the most modern, versatile and technically advanced fleets in the offshore drilling industry.

My gifts, my abilities and my time are no more mine than the Sun and the Moon. They are entrusted to me to steward towards the service of others. IT leadership has allowed me to apply that personal philosophy to my career and that is what drives me. Diligence in leadership drives results for both the organization and the individuals of which it is comprised. Commitment and purpose are required to drive change, and that is where I excel. I am an agent of change and here are some examples: -My primary objective at Petrobras America was to facilitate the change from that business unit being an “island” to becoming a functional arm of the international area. This ranged from adapting standards from HQ to the local reality to leading the integration of acquisitions, such as the refinery purchased by the business unit. -At Noble, I have architected and driven the pivot from an IT organization focused mainly on technology with a nickname of "the department of 'no'" to one that puts the customer first and is actively sought for solutions. Multiple initiatives drove this step-change in the service delivery model and overall perception of IT throughout the organization. I do not push myself to excel for a paycheck or a title. I do it out of an obligation to produce fruit from that with which I have been entrusted. That fruit comes in many varieties from satisfied individuals who understand their roles in the roadmap of the company to delivering solutions for complex challenges to the organization aligned to the overall direction of the organization.