R. Thaddeus Vayda

Mr. Vayda was appointed Treasurer in July 2014 and Vice President, Corporate Finance and Treasurer in August 2015. He rejoined Transocean as Vice President of Investor Relations in July 2011. Mr. Vayda previously served in various roles at Transocean from 1995 to 2000 in Marketing, Engineering and Operations and as Director, Corporate Planning and Financial Analysis. Immediately prior to returning to Transocean, Mr. Vayda was Managing Director, Equity Research at Stifel, Nicolaus & Company covering the energy and oilfield services and equipment industry. In total, Mr. Vayda spent approximately eleven years in energy-related equity capital markets roles. Earlier in his career, he held various leadership positions at Northwest Airlines and Booz Allen Hamilton, Management Consultants.