Ferguson, an industry veteran, is a vice president of Flowserve Corp. and president of Flowserve Pumps. He has more than 24 years of experience in the flow control industry, including more than 15 years with Flowserve and one of its predecessor companies, BW/IP International. Prior to serving as president of Flowserve Pumps, a position he has held since 2003, Ferguson was president of Flowserve Flow Solutions. Before that, he spent nine years in various sales, marketing, technical and general management positions within Flow Solutions. Ferguson began his career with BW/IP in 1987, where he held positions in sales and marketing in the seals and pump divisions. He has also held key positions in the oil-field services sector, including nine years in sales, marketing and technical roles with companies such as Nowsco Well Service, Ltd. (now part of BJ Services), BJ Hughes (now part of Baker Hughes), and Zwick Energy Research. Ferguson holds a Bachelor of Science degree in industrial distribution and technology from Texas A&M University. He also attended the University of Southern California Executive Management Program.