Rich Pattarozzi

"Effective January 1, 2014, Mr. Pattarozzi was elected by Tidewater's Board of Directors to serve as its first independent Chairman. He served as Tidewater's Lead Director from 2008 through 2013. Mr. Pattarozzi is the former Vice President of Shell Oil Company E&P and President and Chief Executive Officer of Shell Deepwater Development, Inc. and Shell Deepwater Production, Inc. His additional directorships have included Global Industries, Inc., Stone Energy, Inc., Transocean, Inc., Superior Energy Services, Inc. and FMC Technologies, Inc. Mr. Pattarozzi has been a member of Tidewater’s Board since 2001."