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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 Executive Vice President in
February 2005. Prior to that time, Mr. Annessa served as our Vice President of Operations beginning in September
1997. In February 2002, he was 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 offshore supply vessels 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 Executive
Vice President in February 2005. Prior to that time, Mr. Harp served as our Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer beginning in 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 held roles of increasing responsibility in the tax
section of Arthur Andersen LLP, ultimately serving as a Tax Principal, 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 that he co-founded.
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 Executive Vice President in June 2011.
Prior to that time, Mr. Giberga served as our Senior Vice President beginning in
February 2005. Mr. Giberga has also served as our General Counsel since January
2004 and our Chief Compliance Officer since June 2011. 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 the
Company's principal operating subsidiaries were then 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, Chief Commercial Officer, and Chief Information Officer |
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John S. Cook was appointed Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer
in February 2013. Mr. Cook was appointed Senior Vice President in May 2008. He was
designated an executive officer and appointed 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(inactive)
in Louisiana and is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the
Society of Louisiana Certified Public Accountants.
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