Dick H. Fagerstal

Chairman at Tidewater

Mr. Fagerstal has served as Executive Chairman of the Global Marine Group, a UK subsea cable installation and maintenance business based in Chelmsford, England, since February 2020. As of April 30, 2021, Mr. Fagerstal was elected to the board of Valaris Limited (NYSE: “VAL”), an offshore drilling service company with headquarters in London and Houston, where he serves as an independent director, chair of the Audit Committee and a member of the Environmental, Social and Governance Committee. From 2014 to 2020, Mr. Fagerstal served as Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of Global Marine Holdings LLC, the prior owner of the business. He served as an independent director of Frontier Oil Corporation, Manila, Philippines, from 2014 to 2017. Mr. Fagerstal previously held the positions of Senior Vice President, Finance & Corporate Development from 2003 to 2014 and Vice President Finance & Treasurer from 1997 to 2003 at SEACOR Holdings Inc. (NYSE: “CKH”). Mr. Fagerstal held the positions of Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and director of Era Group Inc. (NYSE: “ERA”) from 2011 to 2012 and was the Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and director of Chiles Offshore Inc. (AMEX: “COD”) from 1997 to 2002. Prior to that time, he served as a senior banker at DNB ASA in New York from 1986 to 1997. Prior to his business career, Mr. Fagerstal served as an officer in the Special Air Service unit of the Swedish Special Forces from 1979 to 1983. Mr. Fagerstal earned a B.S. in Economics from the University of Gothenburg and an M.B.A. in Finance, as a Fulbright Scholar, from New York University.

Timeline

  • Chairman

    Current role

  • Director