Board of Directors
Quinn J. Hébert Chairman of the Board
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Cal Dive International, Inc.
Mr. Hébert has served as our President and Chief Executive Officer since November 2005 and has been a member of our board of directors since May 2006. He was appointed Chairman of the Board of Directors in February 2010. He served as the President, Vice President Commercial, and General Counsel of Acergy US Inc. (formerly Stolt Offshore) for the North Americas Region from 1998 to 2005. Mr. Hébert terminated his working relationship with Acergy on October 31, 2005. Prior to his employment with Acergy, Mr. Hébert served as Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of American Oilfield Divers, Inc. (also known as Ceanic Corporation). Mr. Hébert’s professional career began as an associate at Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrere & Denegre, LLP in New Orleans, Louisiana. Mr. Hébert holds a Bachelor of Arts in History from Louisiana State University and Juris Doctor from Boston College Law School.
William L. Transier Director
Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Endeavour International Corporation
Mr. Transier has served on our Board of Directors since December 2006 and he serves as our lead independent director. He has served as Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of Endeavour International Corporation, an international oil and gas exploration and production company since October 2006. He served as Co-Chief Executive Officer of Endeavor from its formation on February 2004 until September 2006. He served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Ocean Energy, Inc. from March 1999 to April 2003, when Ocean Energy merged with Devon Energy Corporation. From September 1998 to March 1999, Mr. Transier served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Seagull Energy Corporation when Seagull Energy merged with Ocean Energy. From May 1996 to September 1998, he served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Seagull Energy Corporation. Prior thereto, Mr. Transier served in various roles including partner from June 1986 to April 1996 in the audit department of KPMG LLP. He graduated from the University of Texas with a B.B.A. in Accounting and has an M.B.A. from Regis University. He is also a director of Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc.. Mr. Transier is the Chairman of the Compensation Committee and a member of the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors.
Todd A. Dittman Director
Managing Director, Sun Trust Bank
Mr. Dittmann has served on our Board of Directors since December 2006. He
serves as Managing Director of Sun Trust Robinson Humphrey, Inc. He has
served as Managing Director of Imperial Capital from November 2009 until May
2011. He served as a managing director of Petrobridge Investment Management LLC, a private investment firm, from January 2009 until its sale to Imperial Capital in November 2009. From April 2004 to October 2008, he worked for D.B. Zwirn & Co., L.P., a private investment firm, serving as a Senior Vice President and most recently as Managing Director. From April 1997 to April 2004, he worked for Jefferies & Co., where he most recently served as Managing Director in the Energy Investment Banking Group. From 1996 to April 1997, he served as Vice President in the Energy Investment Banking Group of Paine Webber. From 1990 until 1996, he held various positions in commercial and investment banking at Chase Manhattan Bank and its predecessors. Mr. Dittmann received an M.B.A. and a B.B.A. in Finance from the University of Texas at Austin. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst. Mr. Dittmann is the Chairman of the Audit Committee and a member of the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee of the Board of Directors.
David E. Preng Director
President and Chief Executive Officer, Preng and Associates
Mr. Preng has served on our Board of Directors since December, 2006. He has served as President and CEO of Preng & Associates, an executive search firm, since 1980. Previously, he spent six years in the executive search industry with two international and one regional search firm. Earlier, Mr. Preng was a Division Vice President and Controller for Litton Industries and held increasingly responsible accounting and supervisory positions at Shell Oil Company. Mr. Preng was a director for nine years, including three as lead director, of Remington Oil and Gas Corp. prior to its acquisition by Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. in July 2006. He is an organize and lead director at Community Bank of Bellaire and Mr. Preng is a founding director of the National Association of Corporate Directors - Houston Chapter and is a fellow of the Institute of Directors in London. Mr. Preng has been a member of the Texas ATM International Advisory Board for the past seven years. Mr. Preng holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance from Marquette University and an M.B.A. from DePaul University. Mr. Preng is the Chairman of the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee and a member of the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors.
John T. Mills Director
Chief Financial Officer, Retired, Marathon Oil Corporation
Mr. Mills has served on our Board of Directors since December 2007. Prior to that he served on the Board of Directors of Horizon Offshore, Inc. from 2002 until December 2007, and as Horizon's Chairman of the Board from September 2004 until December 2007. Mr. Mills served as Chief Financial Officer of Marathon Oil Corporation, an international oil and gas exploration and production company, from January 2002 until his retirement in December 2003. From September 1998 until December 2001, Mr. Mills served as Senior Vice President of Finance and Administration of Marathon Oil Corporation. Prior to joining Marathon Oil Corporation, Mr. Mills served as Vice President of Taxes of USX Corporation. Mr. Mills is a member of the Board of Directors, and Audit and Compensation Committees of CONSOL Energy Inc., and a member of the Board of Directors Chairman of the Audit Committee, and member of the Conflicts and Risk Management Committees of Regency GP, LLC, the general partner of Regency GP, LP, the general partner of Regency Energy Partners LP, a master limited partnership.
Mr. Mills is a member of the Audit, Compensation and Corporate Governance and Nominating Committees of the Board of Directors of the Company.
John B. Reed, Jr. Director
Chief Executive Officer, Retired, Global Industries,
Ltd.
Mr. Reed has served on our Board of Directors since May 15, 2012. Mr.
Reed served as Chief Executive Officer and a Director of Global
Industries, Ltd. (or “Global”) from March 2010 until December 2011, when
Global was acquired by Technip S.A. He has more than thirty years
experience in the offshore construction industry. Mr. Reed served as
Chief Executive Officer of Heerema Marine Contractors from 2006 to 2009,
after holding a number of other senior roles with the Heerema Group
including Chief Executive Officer of INTEC Engineering, Inc. He
previously held a number of other management roles at Heerema in project
management, business development and engineering capacities. He holds a
Bachelors degree in Engineering from the University of Mississippi and
an MBA from Delta State University. Mr. Reed previously served as a
member of the Board of Directors of the National Ocean Industries
Association, is a past President of the International Pipeline and
Marine Contractors Association and past Chairman of the International
Marine Contractors Association, America’s Deepwater Division.