Executive Officers
Quinn J. Hébert
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
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, Carrère & Denègre, 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.
John R. Abadie, Jr.
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating
Officer
Mr. Abadie has served as our Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer since September 2011. Mr. Abadie joined Cal Dive as Vice President – Project Management and Construction with Cal Dive's acquisition of Horizon Offshore, Inc. in December 2007 and was promoted to Senior Vice President - Operations in August 2011. Prior to that, Mr. Abadie served in various management positions for Horizon since 1997, including as the Vice President, North America and Manager of Estimating. Mr. Abadie has worked in the international and domestic offshore construction industry since 1993. Prior to employment with Horizon, Mr. Abadie held various project management and estimating positions with J. Ray McDermott, Inc. and Offshore Pipelines International. Mr. Abadie has a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from Louisiana Tech University.
Brent D. Smith
Executive Vice President
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
Mr. Smith has served as our Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer since August 2010. Mr. Smith has been with the company since February 2007, previously serving as the company's Vice President - Finance and before that as the Director of Finance and Investor Relations. From January 2005 to February 2007 he served as an Assistant Controller for Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. specializing in the area of operational finance and accounting. Mr. Smith has 12 years of experience in the area of finance and accounting and has a Master of Science and Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Accounting from Texas A&M University. He began his career in public accounting and is a certified public accountant licensed in the state of Texas.
Lisa Manget Buchanan
Executive Vice President
General Counsel and Secretary
Ms. Buchanan has served as our Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary since June 2006. Prior to that, Ms. Buchanan was a partner of the Corporate and Securities Section of the Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrere & Denegre, LLP law firm from January 1994 until June 2006. She served the firm as an associate from September 1987 until January 1994. Ms. Buchanan holds a Bachelor of Science in Commerce from the University of Virginia and a Juris Doctor from Louisiana State University Law Center.
G. Kregg Lunsford
Executive Vice President
Chief
Strategy and Business Development Officer
Mr. Lunsford has served as an Executive Vice President - Strategy and Business Development since May 2011. Prior to that he served as our Executive Vice President - Eastern Hemisphere from November 2009 until May 2011. From January 2006 until November 2009 he served as Cal Dive's Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer. Prior to January 2006, Mr. Lunsford served as the Vice President of Finance and Audit for Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. from February 2003 until January 2006. Prior to his employment with Helix Mr. Lunsford was a senior manager in the Transaction Advisory Services practice of Ernst & Young LLP and Arthur Andersen LLP from March 2001 until February 2003. He also worked as Director of Corporate Development with PSINet Consulting Solutions and as Manager of Corporate Development with Consolidated Graphics, Inc. from April 1998 until March 2001. Mr. Lunsford began his career in the audit practice of Arthur Andersen LLP in September 1992 and was promoted to manager in 1996. He held this position until April 1998. Mr. Lunsford graduated magna cum laude from Sam Houston State University with a B.B.A. in Accounting in 1992 and is a certified public accountant.