Nova Compression (Nova), a provider of natural gas contract compression services, announced a series of executive leadership appointments.
Zach Gray has been named interim chief executive officer. Gray has more than two decades of leadership experience across energy infrastructure, finance, operations, and corporate development. He joined Nova as chief financial officer in May 2026. Gray succeeds Jonathan Mitchell, who left the company.
Mike Wright has been appointed senior vice president of business development. A petroleum engineer by background, Wright has spent more than 20 years growing artificial lift and compression businesses.
Jay McKenna has been appointed interim president. McKenna is a managing director at OIC LP, one of Nova’s shareholders.
Headquartered in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Nova operates a 400,000 hp (298,400 kW) mixed fleet that includes traditional natural gas compression, electric compression, and high-pressure gas lift units, allowing it to serve producers across the full production lifecycle.
