Stephen Price is IT Manager -- Acquisitions and Divestitures at Schlumberger. He started his career in 1980 in the field operations of Schlumberger in the Middle East. From 1987 to 2001, Mr. Price held a succession of field operations management and personnel management positions in France, Italy, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, and the UK. While Schlumberger owned Sema (2001-2003), he was responsible for its integration into the company, and he is now generalizing this experience into a set of repeatable IT processes for acquisitions and divestitures. Mr. Price holds a bachelor's degree in engineering and a master's degree in civil engineering, both from Cambridge University, UK. He is a certified PRINCE2 (project management) practitioner. Mr. Price can be reached at sprice@slb.com.