• TRANSOCEAN INC NEW Key Executives

  • Total Compensation: $ 6.56 M
    ROBERT L. LONG, age 62, is Chief Executive Officer and a member of our Board of Directors. Mr. Long also served as President of the Company from December 2001 to October 2006. He assumed the position of Chief Executive Officer in October 2002. Mr. Long also served as Chief Operating Officer from June 2002 until October 2002, Chief Financial Officer from August 1996 until December 2001, as Senior Vice President from May 1990 until the time of the Sedco Forex merger, at which time he assumed the position of Executive Vice President, and as Treasurer from September 1997 until March 2001. Mr. Long has been an employee since 1976 and was elected Vice President in 1987.
    Total Compensation: $ 2.20 M
    Steven L. Newman is Executive Vice President, Performance of the Company. Mr. Newman served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer from October 2006 to November 2007 and Senior Vice President of Human Resources and Information Process Solutions from May 2006 to October 2006. He served as Senior Vice President of Human Resources, Information Process Solutions and Treasury from March 2005 to May 2006. Mr. Newman served as Vice President of Performance and Technology of the Company from August 2003 until March 2005. Mr. Newman served as Region Manager, Asia Australia from May 2001 until August 2003. From December 2000 to May 2001, Mr. Newman served as Region Operations Manager of the Africa-Mediterranean Region of the Company. From April 1999 to December 2000, Mr. Newman served in various operational and marketing roles in the Africa-Mediterranean and U.K. region offices. Mr. Newman has been employed by the Company since 1994. On May 1, 2008, the Company"s Board of Directors appointed Steven L. Newman to fill the position of President and Chief Operating Officer effective immediately. Mr. Newman most recently served as the Company"s Executive Vice President, Performance.
    Total Compensation: $ 1.85 M
    Gregory L. Cauthen is Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company. He was also Treasurer of the Company until July 2003. Mr. Cauthen served as Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer from December 2001 until he was elected in July 2002 as Senior Vice President. Mr. Cauthen served as Vice President, Finance from March 2001 to December 2001. Prior to joining the Company, he served as President and Chief Executive Officer of WebCaskets.com, Inc., a provider of death care services, from June 2000 until February 2001. Prior to June 2000, he was employed at Service Corporation International, a provider of death care services, where he served as Senior Vice President, Financial Services from July 1998 to August 1999, Vice President, Treasurer from July 1995 to July 1998, was assigned to various special projects from August 1999 to May 2000 and had been employed in various other positions since February 1991.
    Eric B. Brown - General Counsel
    Total Compensation: $ 1.83 M
    Eric B. Brown is Senior Vice President and General Counsel of the Company. Mr. Brown served as Vice President and General Counsel of the Company since February 1995 and Corporate Secretary of the Company from September 1995 until October 2007. He assumed the position of Senior Vice President in February 2001. Prior to assuming his duties with the Company, Mr. Brown served as General Counsel of Coastal Gas Marketing Company.
    John H. Briscoe - Vice President
    Total Compensation: $ —
    John H. Briscoe is Vice President and Controller of the Company. Mr. Briscoe served as Vice President, Audit and Advisory Services from June 2007 to October 2007 and Director of Investor Relations and Communications from January 2007 to June 2007. From June 2005 to January 2007, Mr. Briscoe served as Finance Director for the Company's North and South America Unit. Prior to joining the Company in June 2005, Mr. Briscoe served as Vice President of Accounting for Ferrellgas Inc. from July 2003 to June 2005, Vice President of Administration from June 2002 to July 2003 and Division Controller from June 1997 to June 2002. Prior to working for Ferrellgas, Mr. Briscoe served as Controller for Latin America for Dresser Industries Inc., which has subsequently been acquired by Halliburton, Inc. Mr. Briscoe started his career with seven years in public accounting beginning with the firm of KPMG and ending with Ernst & Young as an Audit Manager.
    Robert E. Rose - Director/Chairman of the Board
    Total Compensation: $ —
    ROBERT E. ROSE, age 69, has served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company since November 2007. Mr. Rose has served as President of Taylor Energy Company LLC, a private oil and gas production company based in New Orleans, Louisiana since March 2008. Mr. Rose was the non-executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of GlobalSantaFe from March 2004, when he retired as an employee of GlobalSantaFe, until the Merger in November 2007. Mr. Rose served as GlobalSantaFe's Executive Chairman from 2001 until 2004, prior to which he served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Global Marine after re-joining Global Marine in 1998 and as Global Marine's Chairman from 1999 through 2001. He began his professional career with Global Marine in 1964 and left Global Marine in 1976. Mr. Rose then held executive positions with other offshore drilling companies, including more than a decade as President and Chief Executive Officer of Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. and its predecessor, Diamond M Company. He resigned from Diamond Offshore in 1998 and served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Cardinal Services, Inc., an oil services company, before re-joining Global Marine. Mr. Rose is also a director of Grey Wolf, Inc.
    Arnaud A.Y. Bobillier - Executive VP, Divisional
    Total Compensation: $ —
    On March 10, 2008, the Company's Board of Directors appointed Arnaud A.Y. Bobillier to fill the position of Executive Vice President, Assets effective March 21, 2008. Mr. Bobillier currently serves as the Company's Senior Vice President, Europe and Africa Unit.
    Total Compensation: $ —
    VICTOR E. GRIJALVA, age 69, has served as a director of the Company since December 1999 and served as Chairman of our Board of Directors until October 2002. He is the retired Vice Chairman of Schlumberger Limited. Before serving as Vice Chairman, Mr. Grijalva served as Executive Vice President of Schlumberger's Oilfield Services division from 1994 to January 1999 and as Executive Vice President of Schlumberger's Wireline, Testing & Anadrill division from 1992 to 1994. He is currently a director of Dynegy Inc.
    Total Compensation: $ —
    ROBERT M. SPRAGUE, age 63, has served as a director of the Company since May 2004. Mr. Sprague is the retired Regional Business Director of Shell EP International BV, a position in which he served from April 1997 until June 2003. Mr. Sprague served as Director - Strategy & Business Services for Shell EP International BV from January 1996 until March 1997 and as Exploration & Production Coordinator of Shell International Petroleum BV from May 1994 to December 1995. Mr. Sprague joined the Royal Dutch / Shell group of companies in 1967 and served in a variety of positions in the United States and Europe during his career, including as a director of Shell Canada Limited, a publicly traded company, from April 2000 to April 2003.
    David A. Tonnel - Vice President, Divisional
    Total Compensation: $ —
    On October 15, 2007, David A. Tonnel, who currently serves as our Vice President and Controller, will assume the position of Vice President, Integration and Process Improvement, effective November 1, 2007. Mr. Tonnel has served in his current position since February 2005. From May 2003 to February 2005, Mr. Tonnel served as Assistant Controller of our company. Mr. Tonnel served as Finance Manager, Asia Australia Region from October 2000 to May 2003 and as Controller, Nigeria from April 1999 to October 2000. Mr. Tonnel joined our company in 1996 after working for Ernst & Young in France as Senior Auditor.
    David J. Mullen - Senior VP, Divisional
    Total Compensation: $ —
    David J. Mullen is Senior Vice President, Marketing and Planning of the Company. Mr. Mullen served as Vice President of the Company's North and South America Unit from January 2005 to October 2006, when he assumed his present position. From May 2001 to January 2005, Mr. Mullen was President of Schlumberger Oilfield Services for North and South America, and Mr. Mullen served as the Companys Vice President of Human Resources from January 2000 to May 2001. Prior to joining the Company at the time of our merger with Sedco Forex, Mr. Mullen served in a variety of roles with Schlumberger Limited, where he had been employed since 1983.
    Ian C. Strachan - Director
    Total Compensation: $ —
    IAN C. STRACHAN, age 64, has served as a director of the Company since December 1999. Mr. Strachan is a director of Reuters Group PLC, Xstrata plc, Rolls Royce Group plc and Johnson Matthey plc. He served as Chairman of the Board of Instinet Group Incorporated from January 2003 to December 2005, when it was acquired by The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. Mr. Strachan served as Deputy Chairman of Invensys plc from 1999 to 2000 and served as Chief Executive Officer of BTR plc from 1996 until its merger with Siebe plc in 1999, when it changed its name to Invensys plc. From 1987 to 1995, Mr. Strachan was with Rio Tinto plc, serving as Chief Financial Officer from 1987 to 1991 and as Deputy Chief Executive Officer from 1991 to 1995. He was employed by Exxon Corporation from 1970 to 1986.
    Total Compensation: $ 2.90 M
    Kristian Siem - Director
    Total Compensation: $ —
    KRISTIAN SIEM, age 59, has served as a director of the Company since September 1996 and was Chairman of Transocean ASA prior to its acquisition by the Company in 1996. Mr. Siem is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Siem Industries, Inc., an industrial holding company that owns offshore oil and gas drilling and subsea construction services businesses, a fleet of reefer vessels and a fleet of car carrying vessels through subsidiaries in the Cayman Islands, the U.K. and Norway. Mr. Siem is also chairman of Siem Offshore Inc., Subsea 7 Inc. and Siem Industrikapital AB. In addition, he is a director of North Atlantic Smaller Companies Investment Trust PLC and Star Reefers Inc. During the past five years, Mr. Siem has served as an executive officer with Siem Industries, Inc., as Chief Executive Officer and a director of Kvaerner ASA and as Chairman and a director of Norwegian Cruise Line.
    Total Compensation: $ —
    MARTIN B. MCNAMARA, age 60, has served as a director of the Company since November 1994. Mr. McNamara is a Partner of the law firm of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP and has served as a member of the firm's executive, finance and compensation committees, as well as a Partner-in-Charge of the firm's Texas practice. During the past five years, Mr. McNamara has been in the private practice of law.
    Robert J. Saltiel - Executive VP, Divisional
    Total Compensation: $ —
    On May 1, 2008, the Company"s Board of Directors appointed Robert J. Saltiel to fill the position of Executive Vice President, Performance effective immediately. Mr. Saltiel most recently served as the Company"s Senior Vice President, North and South America.
    Total Compensation: $ —
    J. MICHAEL TALBERT, age 61, has served as a director of the Company since August 1994. He served as the non-executive Chairman of the Board of Directors from October 2004 until November 2007. Mr. Talbert served as the executive Chairman of the Board from October 2002 until October 2004. Mr. Talbert also served as Chief Executive Officer from August 1994 until October 2002, Chairman of the Board of Directors from August 1994 until December 1999, and as President from December 1999 until December 2001. Prior to assuming his duties with us, Mr. Talbert was President and Chief Executive Officer of Lone Star Gas Company, a natural gas distribution company and a division of Ensearch Corporation. He is currently a director of El Paso Corporation.
    Total Compensation: $ —
    RICHARD L. GEORGE, age 57, has served as a director of the Company since November 2007 and served as a director of GlobalSantaFe from November 2001 until the Merger in November 2007. Since 1991, he has been the President and Chief Executive Officer of Suncor Energy Inc., a widely held Canadian integrated oil and gas company. Prior to 1991, Mr. George spent ten years in the international oil business with Sun Company where he held various positions in project planning, production evaluation, exploration and production. During the last four years of this period, he was Managing Director of Sun Oil Britain Limited in the U.K. Mr. George is the past Chairman and a current member of the Board of Directors of the Canadian Council of Chief Executives.
    Total Compensation: $ —
    W. RICHARD ANDERSON, age 54, has served as a director of the Company since November 2007 and served as a director of GlobalSantaFe from September 2006 until the Merger in November 2007. Mr. Anderson is a private investor and served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Prime Natural Resources, Inc. from May 2002 until March 2007. Before joining Prime Natural Resources, Inc., Mr. Anderson was managing partner of Hein & Associates, LLP, a certified public accounting firm. He currently serves as a director of Boots & Coots International Well Control, Inc. and Vanguard Natural Resources, LLC, and is chairman of both of their audit committees.
    Thomas W. Cason - Director
    Total Compensation: $ —
    THOMAS W. CASON, age 65, has served as a director of the Company since November 2007 and served as a director of GlobalSantaFe from November 2001 until the Merger in November 2007. Mr. Cason owned and managed five agricultural equipment dealerships until his retirement in December 2006. He served as interim President and Chief Operating Officer of Key Tronic Corporation during 1994 and 1995 and was a partner in Hiller Key Tronic Partners, L.P. Mr. Cason previously held various financial and operating positions with Baker Hughes Incorporated, including senior executive positions with Baker Hughes' Drilling Group, serving most recently as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Baker Hughes Incorporated. Mr. Cason is currently a member of the Board of Directors of Mirant Corporation and chairman of its audit committee.
    Jon A. Marshall - Director
    Total Compensation: $ —
    JON A. MARSHALL, age 56, is President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company and a member of our Board of Directors. Mr. Marshall served as a director and Chief Executive Officer of GlobalSantaFe from May 2003 until the Merger in November 2007 when Mr. Marshall assumed his positions with the Company. Mr. Marshall served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of GlobalSantaFe from November 2001 to May 2003. Mr. Marshall served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer with Global Marine Inc. (which was merged with a subsidiary of Santa Fe International Corporation, which was renamed GlobalSantaFe in the merger) from 1998 to November 2001. Prior to that, Mr. Marshall served as President of several Global Marine operating subsidiaries. Mr. Marshall joined Global Marine in 1979 and held numerous operational and managerial positions before his promotion to President. On April 21, 2008, Jon A. Marshall, President and Chief Operating Officer of Transocean Inc., notified the Company of his intention to retire. Mr. Marshall will resign as President and Chief Operating Officer effective May 1, 2008 to devote more time to his family. Mr. Marshall will continue to serve as a director of the Company.
    John L. Whitmire - Director
    Total Compensation: $ —
    JOHN L. WHITMIRE, age 67, has served as a director of the Company since November 2007 and served as a director of GlobalSantaFe from November 2001 until the Merger in November 2007. Mr. Whitmire has served since 1999 as Chairman of the Board of Directors of CONSOL Energy Inc., which is engaged in the production of coal and natural gas for the electric utility industry. Mr. Whitmire was Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Union Texas Petroleum Holdings, Inc. from 1996 until the company was acquired by ARCO in 1998. Prior to joining Union Texas Petroleum, Mr. Whitmire's career spanned over 30 years at Phillips Petroleum Company, where he held various senior management positions including Executive Vice President-Exploration and Production. He was also a member of Phillips' Board of Directors. Mr. Whitmire is also a director of El Paso Corporation.
    Edward R. Muller - Director
    Total Compensation: $ —
    EDWARD R. MULLER, age 56, has served as a director of the Company since November 2007 and served as a director of GlobalSantaFe from November 2001 until the Merger in November 2007. Since September 2005, he has served as the Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Mirant Corporation, an energy company that produces and sells electricity in the United States. Mr. Muller was a private investor from 2000 until 2005. Mr. Muller served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Edison Mission Energy, a wholly owned subsidiary of Edison International, from 1993 until 2000. During his tenure, Edison Mission Energy was engaged in developing, owning and operating independent power production facilities worldwide.
    Cheryl D. Richard - Senior VP, Divisional
    Total Compensation: $ —
    Cheryl D. Richard is Senior Vice President, Human Resources and Information Technology of the Company. Ms. Richard served as Senior Vice President, Human Resources of GlobalSantaFe from June 2003 until the date of the Merger. Ms. Richard was Vice President, Human Resources, with Chevron Phillips Chemical Company from 2000 to June 2003, prior to which she served in a variety of positions with Phillips Petroleum Company (now ConocoPhillips), including operational, commercial and international positions.