J. Diesel

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Biography

Mr. J. Diesel served as Principal & Managing Director at WoodRock & Co.. He joined WoodRock& Co. in 2005 and became a Principal in 2007. Mr. Diesel has over 25 years of operating and financial experience in a variety of industries. Prior to joining WoodRock, he served as Chief Financial Officer and then Chief Executive Officer of CKS, Inc, a firm providing specialized tax services to manufacturers. From 2000 through 2003, he was Vice President of Sales & Marketing of SalvageSale, Inc., and subsequently served on its board of directors until its sale in 2007. Mr. Diesel served as Vice President of Anadarko New Ventures in London and Houston from 1997 to 2000, focusing on international negotiations and M&A. He also worked with Amoco Corporation on progressive management assignments in strategic planning, international business development, and operations. With Amoco, Mr. Diesel was stationed in Chicago, Houston, and Stavanger, Norway. Prior to Amoco, Mr. Diesel ran Carr Oil & Gas, an independent oil and gas production company founded in 1948. He holds a BA in Economics from Rice University and an MBA from Rice University's Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Management.