James W. Swent Iii

James W. Swent III was appointed Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of our General Partner in September 2018. Mr. Swent has over 35 years of experience in finance, operations and international business, having served most recently as President and CEO of Paragon Offshore. Prior to this, he served as Executive Vice President for Ensco plc, where he oversaw the finance, accounting, treasury, tax, information technology and investor relations departments. He was CFO for Ensco plc from 2003 to 2012.

Mr. Swent has held senior leadership positions in general management, operations, finance and business development in a diverse range of industries – computer equipment and supplies, semiconductors, telecommunications, office products, and offshore oil and gas drilling – with companies such as Memorex Telex, Northern Telecom, Cyrix, and American Pad and Paper. As a financial executive, he has managed large public company acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, large merger integration projects and a major tax redomestication from the U.S. to the U.K. He also led large tender offers, public debt and equity offerings, and managed complex international tax and treasury matters. In addition, Mr. Swent has served on Boards of public companies listed on the NYSE, NASDAQ, and London Stock Exchange and has held the positions of Chairman, Lead Director and Audit Committee Chairman.