Houston, Texas, United States, November 2025 — Cooper Machinery Services has announced the appointment of Amy Roddy as its new Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO). With extensive expertise in organizational transformation, enterprise HR leadership, and large-scale workforce strategy, Amy will lead Cooper’s global HR function as the company continues to expand capabilities, evolve operational excellence, and accelerate its people agenda.
Amy joins Cooper from Diamond Offshore, where she served as Senior Vice President of Human Resources and played a pivotal role in transforming the HR function following a company restructuring. She led global HR operations for complex, technically skilled, and geographically distributed workforces while driving key strategic initiatives that improved performance, organizational alignment, and transformation outcomes.
Prior to joining Cooper, Amy Roddy most recently served as the Senior Vice President of Human Resources at Diamond Offshore, where she led a multi-year HR transformation focused on strengthening operational capability and modernizing compensation strategy across global teams. She oversaw people-related workstreams during the sale of Diamond Offshore in 2024 and partnered closely with the CEO and executive committee on organizational design and culture modernization.
Amy also served as Managing Director at Strategic Succession Capital, offering leadership guidance and strategic support to founders navigating transition and long-term continuity planning.
Before that, she spent more than ten years in leadership roles at Pacific Drilling, including SVP Corporate Services, VP Corporate Services, VP Investor Relations & Communications, and Director of Investor Relations. During her tenure, she led people and organizational initiatives through rapid expansion, M&A activity, and multiple restructuring cycles—including oversight of human capital strategy during Chapter 11 recoveries and subsequent sale to Noble Corporation.
Earlier in her career, Amy held leadership and business roles as Co-Head of Integration at Noble Drilling, and previously contributed strategic planning and investor communications expertise at Noble Corporation, Transocean, and Fluor Corporation.
About Cooper Machinery Services
Cooper Machinery Services is a global leader in natural gas compression equipment, service, and technology solutions for the Oil & Gas, Power, Transportation, and Marine sectors. With roots dating back to 1833, Cooper is the original equipment manufacturer for iconic brands including Cooper-Bessemer™, Ajax™, Superior™, Gemini, TSI, CSI, Enterprise, and Joy, supporting more than 22,000 operational units worldwide.
Headquartered in Houston, Texas, Cooper operates across global commercial and service hubs, delivering mission-critical parts, maintenance, advanced engineering, and lifecycle support solutions. The company remains committed to innovation, energy efficiency, and reliability as it works alongside operators navigating industry transformation and evolving sustainability demands.
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