Leadership
Decades of Drilling, Financial, and Operational Leadership
ICON’s executive team combines hands-on rig experience with disciplined financial and operational leadership, the same combination that shapes every decision ICON makes.
James Walker
President and CEO
James Walker is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of ICON Drilling Services International Ltd., bringing over 35 years of drilling and oilfield services management experience. He has led large rig operations and drilling teams worldwide, including start-ups, with a proven, returns-based approach to capital allocation and a consistent focus on profitability and fiscal responsibility across global markets. His extensive global network across major oil and gas players supports ICON’s deal flow and business development, and he is known for his unsurpassed safety record, sound cost management, and commitment to service quality.
Mr. Walker has held senior management and executive positions including President of Balakhani Oil Company, Vice President of Global Drilling Services at Viking International, and Director of Operations at Tuscany Drilling. He studied economics at the University of Lethbridge and completed advanced coursework at the University of Alberta. He is an active member of the IADC and a former board member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers, Calgary Chapter.
Kirk Odland, P.Eng.
Senior Vice President and COO
Kirk Odland is Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of ICON Drilling Services International Ltd., bringing extensive petroleum engineering experience across reservoir, production, drilling, completions, facilities, evaluations, and field operations. He has also served in management roles including Operations Manager, Production Manager, and Development Manager for independent and major oil and gas companies, with field experience spanning western Canada, Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Colombia, Peru, Chile, and North Africa.
Mr. Odland holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Petroleum Engineering from Montana Tech of the University of Montana. He is a professional member of APEGA (the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta) and a member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE).
Dave Tims
Chief Financial Officer
Dave Tims is Chief Financial Officer of ICON Drilling Services International Ltd., bringing a career built on energy markets, corporate strategy, and executive leadership. He is currently Chairman at CarbonCX Inc., a carbon and pollution markets technology company. His background includes senior leadership roles spanning natural gas and power trading, risk management, and corporate strategy across North American energy markets.
Mr. Tims previously served as President of Energy Supply Services and Superior Energy Management at Superior Plus, where he managed wholesale supply, trading, and risk management for the Superior Plus group of energy companies. Prior to that he was Managing Director, Capital Markets with BMO Nesbitt Burns and has traded and managed risk in a variety of global crude oil markets. He holds an MBA in Finance and Corporate Accounting from the University of Rochester’s Simon Business School and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Calgary.
Monica Dutra
Director, Global Supply Chain
Monica Dutra is Director, Global Supply Chain of ICON Drilling Services International Ltd., bringing more than 25 years of experience in global procurement, strategic sourcing, contract negotiation, logistics, and procurement governance. Her background spans the oil and gas, power generation, petrochemical, and industrial sectors, where she has supported complex, mission-critical projects and operations across multiple regions, with field experience in Brazil and the United States. Her work has centered on building supply chains that hold up under the demands of large-scale industrial and energy projects, from sourcing through delivery.
Ms. Dutra holds a degree in International Business Management and is an active member of the Project Management Institute. She is recognized across the projects she has supported for improving cost efficiency, delivery performance, quality, and compliance, and for bringing procurement discipline to complex, multi-region operations.
Mark Spiteri
Director, Health, Safety, & the Environment
Mark Spiteri is Director, Health, Safety, & the Environment of ICON Drilling Services International Ltd., bringing 29 years of QHSE management experience in the oil and gas industry across international operations in Libya, Ethiopia, Poland, Hungary, Serbia, Romania, Turkey, Iraq, and Oman. He is responsible for maintaining ICON’s QHSE Management System and ensuring that all stakeholders comply with applicable regulatory requirements, and he works to embed a strong health and safety culture across every operation. Mr. Spiteri is a certified lead auditor for ISO 9001:2015, ISO 45001:2018, and ISO 14001:2015.
Mr. Spiteri has held senior QHSE leadership positions including Global QHSE Director with Viking Services, QHSE Manager with Valiant Oman Oilfield Services, and QHSE Manager with Global Geophysical Services. He holds a Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Occupational Safety, Health, and Environment from the University of Greenwich, London.
Tyler Massie
Director, IT
Tyler Massie is Director, IT of ICON Drilling Services International Ltd., bringing 19 years of combined sales and marketing experience, including hands-on ownership of the technology and digital systems that modern commercial teams depend on. Rather than a traditional systems-administration background, his path to IT leadership runs through the platforms those teams actually operate day to day: websites and content management systems, CRM and automation tools, and data and analytics infrastructure, the same skill set that translates directly into managing ICON’s broader technology environment.
Mr. Massie holds a Bachelor of Business Administration, majoring in Marketing, from Mount Royal University. Over a 19-year career split between sales and brand-side commercial roles, he has built and maintained the digital infrastructure behind that work, from website architecture and CRM configuration to data reporting and the security practices that protect it all, giving him a practical, systems-first perspective on technology that a conventional IT path rarely provides.
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From well-program planning to rig manufacturing to project financing, ICON’s executive team brings the experience to see it through.
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