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Our
executive management team has an average of 20 years
of domestic and international marine transportation
industry-related experience. We believe that our team
has successfully demonstrated its ability to grow our
fleet through new construction and strategic acquisitions
and to secure profitable contracts for our vessels in
both favorable and unfavorable market conditions. Moreover,
our in-house engineering team has significant operating
experience that enables us to more effectively design
and manage our new vessel construction program, adapt
our vessels for specialized purposes, oversee and manage
the drydocking process and provide custom marine engineering
solutions to our customers. We believe this will continue
to result in a lower overall cost of ownership over
the life of our vessels compared to our competitors,
as well as a competitive advantage in securing contracts
for our OSVs as the benefits of our proprietary designs
and in-house engineering capabilities are recognized
by our customers.
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Todd
M. Hornbeck, Chairman of the Board, President,
Chief Executive Officer |
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Todd M. Hornbeck has served as President and as a director since the company's formation in June 1997.
Until February 2002, he also served as Chief Operating Officer. In February 2002, he was appointed Chief
Executive Officer. In May 2005 he was elected to the position of Chairman of the Board. Mr. Hornbeck
worked for the original Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc., a publicly traded offshore service vessel company,
from 1991 to 1996, serving in various positions relating to business strategy and development. Following the
merger of Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc. with Tidewater, Inc. (NYSE:TDW) in March 1996, he accepted
a position as Marketing Director—Gulf of Mexico, where his responsibilities included managing relationships
and overall business development in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico region. He remained with Tidewater until our
formation. Mr. Todd Hornbeck currently serves on the Board of Directors of both the National Ocean
Industries Association and the Offshore Marine Service Association, and is a member of the International
Support Vessel Owners’ Association. Mr. Todd Hornbeck is the son of Larry D. Hornbeck. |
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| Carl
G. Annessa, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating
Officer |
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Carl G. Annessa was appointed an Executive Vice President in February 2005. Before that time, Mr.
Annessa acted as our Vice President of Operations, beginning September 1997. In February 2002, he was
also appointed Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Annessa is responsible for operational
oversight and design and implementation of our vessel construction programs. Prior to joining us, he was
employed for 17 years by Tidewater, Inc. (NYSE:TDW) in various technical and operational management
positions, including management of large fleets of OSVs in the Arabian Gulf, Caribbean and West African
markets, and was responsible for the design of several of Tidewater’s vessels. Mr. Annessa was employed
for two years by Avondale Shipyards, Inc. as a naval architect before joining Tidewater. Mr. Annessa
received a degree in naval architecture and mechanical engineering from the University of Michigan in 1979. |
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James
O. Harp, Jr., Executive Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer |
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James O. Harp, Jr. was appointed an Executive Vice President in February 2005. Before that time, Mr. Harp
served as our Vice President of Finance from January 2001. He has served as our Chief Financial Officer
since January 2001. Before joining us, Mr. Harp served as Vice President in the Energy Group of RBC
Dominion Securities Corporation, an investment banking firm, from August 1999 to January 2001 and as
Vice President in the Energy Group of Jefferies & Company, Inc., an investment banking firm, from June
1997 to August 1999. During his investment banking career, Mr. Harp worked extensively with marine-related
oil service companies, including as our investment banker in connection with our private placement
of common stock in November 2000. From July 1982 to June 1997 he served in a variety of capacities, most
recently as Tax Principal, with Arthur Andersen LLP, and had a significant concentration of international
clients in the oil service and maritime industries. Since April 1992, he has also served as Treasurer and
Director of SEISCO, Inc., a privately-held seismic brokerage company. Mr. Harp is an inactive certified
public accountant in Louisiana.
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| Samuel A. Giberga, Senior Vice President and General Counsel |
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Samuel A. Giberga was appointed Senior Vice President in February 2005. Mr. Giberga has also
served as our General Counsel since January 2004. Prior to joining us, Mr. Giberga was engaged in
the private practice of law for fourteen years. Mr. Giberga was a partner in the New Orleans based law
firm of Correro, Fishman, Haygood, Phelps, Walmsley & Casteix from February 2000 to December
2003 and served as a partner at Rice, Fowler, Kingsmill, Vance & Flint, LLP from March 1996 to
February 2000. During his legal career, Mr. Giberga has worked extensively with marine and energy
service companies in a variety of contexts with a significant concentration in general business,
international and intellectual property matters. He was also a co-founder of Maritime Claims Americas,
L.L.C., which operates a network of correspondent offices for marine protection and indemnity
associations throughout Latin America. From June 2005 through February 2007, Mr. Giberga served as
a director of the American Steamship Owners Mutual Protection and Indemnity Association Inc. (the
American Club), a mutual protection and indemnity association in which our principal operating
subsidiaries were entered as members. Mr. Giberga also served as an adjunct professor in intellectual
property law matters at Loyola University Law School in New Orleans. |
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| John S. Cook, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer |
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John S. Cook was appointed Senior Vice President in April 2008. Mr. Cook was designated an
Executive Officer and appointed a Vice President in February 2006. Mr. Cook has also served as our
Chief Information Officer since May 2002. Before joining us, Mr. Cook held roles of increasing
responsibility in the business consulting section of Arthur Andersen LLP from January 1992 to May
2002, ultimately serving as a Senior Manager. During his consulting career, Mr. Cook assisted
numerous marine and energy service companies in various business process and information
technology initiatives, including strategic planning and enterprise software implementations. Mr. Cook
is a certified public accountant in Louisiana and is a Certified Information Systems Auditor and a Project
Management Professional. Mr. Cook is also a member of the American Institute of Certified Public
Accountants and the Society of Louisiana Certified Public Accountants. |
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| Kimberly S. Patterson, Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer |
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Kimberly S. Patterson was appointed Senior Vice President in May 2009. Ms. Patterson joined the
Company as Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer in July 2008. Prior to that time, Ms.
Patterson provided management consulting services in the areas of strategic planning, diversity,
succession, M&A and coaching. From 2001 through 2007, Ms. Patterson was Senior Vice President -
Human Resources at BE&K, an engineering and construction company. From 1994 to 2000, Ms.
Patterson held positions of increasing responsibility, including Vice President – Human Resources, with
Sony Electronics Inc. From 1990 to 1993, Ms. Patterson was employed by AB Electrolux, Stockholm, at
its North American headquarters as Vice President – Benefits and Compensation. Ms. Patterson began
her career in the steel industry with National Steel in 1978 and progressed to National's holding
company, National Intergroup, with human resources responsibilities for FoxMeyer, National Aluminum,
Genix, Ben Franklin and other affiliates. Throughout her career, Kim has served and led non-profit
organizations including Catalyst, the United Way, INROADS and the Hoover City Schools Foundation.
Ms. Patterson holds a J.D. from Duquesne University and is admitted to the practice of law in Ohio and
Pennsylvania. She received her bachelor's degree from Carnegie Mellon University, where she
majored Psychology and Business. |
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