Paradigm Appoints Eileen L. Howell as Vice President of Tax

Paradigm, a leading provider of enterprise software solutions to the global oil and natural gas exploration and production industry, has announced the addition of Eileen L. Howell to its executive management team as vice president of tax. In this role, Howell will manage and develop tax strategies to optimize the business efficiency of Paradigm’s growing global footprint, including the examination and strategic planning of Paradigm’s entity structures, staffing levels and branch operations. The appointment was effective September 19, 2007.

With over 20 years of global accounting experience in the energy industry, Howell joins Paradigm from Schlumberger, a global oil field services company where she was oil field services US tax manager. At Schlumberger, she managed all US tax matters for the company’s oil field sector and held several managerial positions in its divisions and joint ventures, including worldwide tax manager of both WesternGeco (a joint venture between Schlumberger and Baker Hughes) and Schlumberger Network Solutions. Howell also worked for four years in Singapore as Schlumberger’s accounting manager responsible for the Pan Pacific basin.

Howell attended the University of Wisconsin in Milwaukee, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in accounting and a master’s degree with a concentration in tax.