NOBLE CORPORATION - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Member of the Investors Corporate Governance Board of Directors
Alan J. Hirshberg was appointed to Noble's Board of Directors in February 2021.
Mr. Hirshberg currently owns VOR Advisors, Inc., which serves as a consultant to Elliot Management Corporation. Prior to that he served as a Senior Advisor at Blackstone Management Partners from January 2019 to January 2022. He joined ConocoPhillips in 2010 as its Senior Vice President, Planning and Strategy, and retired in January 2019 as its Executive Vice President, Production, Drilling and Projects, a position he held since April 2016. In this role, he had responsibility for ConocoPhillips' worldwide operations, as well as supply chain, aviation, marine, major projects, drilling and engineering functions. Prior to joining ConocoPhillips, Mr. Hirshberg worked at Exxon and ExxonMobil for 27 years, serving in various senior leadership positions in upstream research, production operations, major projects and strategic planning. His last role at ExxonMobil was Vice President of Worldwide Deepwater and Africa Projects. Mr. Hirshberg was formerly on the board of McDermott International, Inc. (public), and formerly on the board of Sitio Royalties (f/k/a Falcon Minerals Corporation (public).
He received Bachelor and Master of Science degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Rice University.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Investors Corporate Governance Board of Directors
- CFO of C2X
Alastair Maxwell was appointed to Noble's Board of Directors in October 2022.
Mr. Maxwell is currently CFO of C2X. Mr. Maxwell was previously CFO of Signifier Medical Technologies Ltd., from November 2020 to April 2023, and CFO of GasLog Ltd from 2017 to 2020. Prior to that he worked in the investment banking industry for 29 years, most recently with Goldman Sachs from 2010 to 2016, where he was a partner and Co-Head of the Global Energy Group with responsibility for relationships with a wide range of corporate and other clients. Previously, he was with Morgan Stanley, most recently as Managing Director and Head of Energy in the EMEA region, and with Dresdner Kleinwort Benson in a series of roles in the Utilities and M&A Groups. Previously, Mr. Maxwell served on Maersk Drilling's board of directors from 2019 to 2022.
Mr. Maxwell studied Modern Languages (Spanish and Portuguese) at Worcester College, Oxford. Mr. Maxwell studied Modern Languages (Spanish and Portuguese) at Worcester College, Oxford.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Investors Corporate Governance Board of Directors
Ann D. Pickard was appointed to Noble's Board of Directors in February 2021.
Ms. Pickard retired from Royal Dutch Shell in 2016, having held numerous positions of increasing responsibility during her 15-year tenure with Shell. She last served as Executive Vice President, Arctic and was responsible for Shell's Arctic exploration efforts. This followed three successful years as Executive Vice President of Shell's Exploration and Production business and Country Chair of Shell in Australia where she oversaw Gas Commercialization, Manufacturing, Chemicals, Supply and Distribution, Retail, Lubricants, Trading and Shipping, and Alternative Energy. Ms. Pickard was previously Shell's Regional Executive Vice President for Sub Saharan Africa. Based in Lagos, Nigeria, she was accountable for Shell's Exploration & Production, Natural Gas, and Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) activities in the region. Before that, Ms. Pickard was Director, Global Businesses and Strategy and a member of the Shell Gas & Power Executive Committee with responsibility for Global LNG, Power, and Gas & Power Strategy. Ms. Pickard joined Shell in 2000 after an 11-year tenure with Mobil prior to its merger with Exxon. Ms. Pickard is a director of KBR, Inc. and Woodside Energy Group Ltd. (each public).
Ms. Pickard holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of California, San Diego and a Master of Arts degree from the University of Pennsylvania.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Investors Corporate Governance Management Team
- Senior Vice President, Marketing and Contracts
Mr. Denton was named Senior Vice President of Marketing and Contracts of Noble in October 2022. Previously, he served as Director of Marketing and Contracts for Noble from January 2017 until assuming his position as Vice President in March 2020, where he led Noble's marketing and contracts efforts for the Middle East and India while based in Dubai. Prior to that, Mr. Denton served as our Project Director from March 2012 to January 2017 based in Korea and Houston, and as Project Manager from August 2010 to March 2012 based in Singapore. Before that, he led Noble's newbuild project electrical engineering efforts for dynamically positioned drilling assets as a consultant based first in Houston and then in Singapore. Before joining Noble, Mr. Denton worked for a Houston-based electrical integration company supplying power generation and controls equipment primarily to the marine and drilling industry worldwide.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Investors Corporate Governance Management Team
- Head of Integration Management Office
Brian Nygaard has served as Head of Integration Management Office of Noble Corporation since 2022, and formerly Maersk Drilling since December 2021. Previously, Mr. Nygaard served as Senior Vice President and Chief Process and Information Officer from March 2018 to December 2021, as Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer from February 2017 to March 2018, and as Head of Procurement and Supply Chain of Maersk Drilling from December 2015 to February 2017. Prior to joining Maersk Drilling, Mr. Nygaard served in various leadership positions within procurement and supply chain in the A.P. Moller-Maersk Group including two years as Head of Strategic Sourcing North and South America based in Houston. Mr. Nygaard holds a Master of Law from Aarhus University and an EMBA from IMD.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Investors Corporate Governance Management Team
- Senior Vice President, Operational Excellence
Ms. Alting was named Senior Vice President of Operational Excellence of Noble in October 2022. Before joining Noble, Ms. Alting served as Senior Vice President and Head of Integrity and Projects of Maersk Drilling since June 2020. Previously, she served as Vice President and Head of Engineering and Projects of Maersk Drilling from June 2018. Prior to that, she served in several roles with Maersk Drilling from May 2009, including Deputy Asset Manager, Project Team Lead, and Senior Project Engineer. Before joining Maersk Drilling, Ms. Alting served with Maersk Oil from November 2003 to May 2009. She has served on the Board of Maersk Drilling as an employee elected member since March 2019 and is a member of the Advisory Boards of MCEDD and the IASC/SPE International Drilling Conference.
Ms. Alting holds an MSc in Chemistry from the Technical University of Denmark and a PMD from IESE Business School.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Investors Corporate Governance Board of Directors
Charles M. (Chuck) Sledge was appointed to Noble's Board of Directors in February 2021.
Mr. Sledge previously served as the Chief Financial Officer of Cameron International Corporation, an oilfield services company, from 2008 until its sale to Schlumberger Limited in 2016. Prior to that, he served as the Corporate Controller of Cameron International Corporation from 2001 until 2008. He currently serves on the boards of Weatherford International plc, where he serves as chairman, and Talos Energy, Inc. (each public). He previously served on the boards of Stone Energy Corp., and Vine Energy, Inc. (each public).
Mr. Sledge received a BS in Accounting from Louisiana State University and is a graduate of the Advanced Management Program at Harvard University.
Job Titles:
- Manager - Central America & Mexico
Job Titles:
- Member of the Investors Corporate Governance Board of Directors
Claus V. Hemmingsen was appointed to Noble's Board of Directors in October 2022.
Mr. Hemmingsen served as Chairman for Maersk Drilling from September 2016 to November 2022, and before that was the CEO of Maersk Drilling from 2005 to 2016. Mr. Hemmingsen originally joined A.P. Moller - Maersk in 1981 as a shipping trainee. After completing his shipping education, he moved to Maersk Drilling, before serving in Maersk Line from 1989, including 12 years in both Hong Kong and Singapore. In 2003 he returned to the head office in Copenhagen as Senior Vice President in Maersk's global container activities, while also being responsible for APM Terminals until 2004. In 2016, he took up a number of other senior roles, including that of Vice CEO of A.P. Moller - Maersk A/S. He left A.P. Moller - Maersk A/S in 2019. Mr. Hemmingsen is currently on the boards of and serves as chairman of the board for each of DFDS A/S (public) and HusCompagniet A/S (public). Mr. Hemmingsen also serves on the Board of A.P. Moller Holding A/S (private), Innargi A/S (private) and Rambøll A/S (private). He formerly served on the board of Maersk Drilling A/S (public).
Mr. Hemmingsen has studied management at London Business School and Cornell University, and gained an Executive MBA from IMD in 2007.
Job Titles:
- Director - Africa, Mediterranean & Middle East
Job Titles:
- Chief Compliance Officer
- Vice President
Job Titles:
- Senior Sales Manager - North America
Jennie Howard - Chief Legal Officer, Secretary, SVP
Job Titles:
- Corporate Secretary
- General Counsel
- Member of the Investors Corporate Governance Management Team
- Senior Vice President
Jennie Howard was named Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of Noble in April 2023. Previously, Ms. Howard served as Vice President and Associate General Counsel since April 2022. Prior to joining Noble, Ms. Howard served as Assistant General Counsel and Assistant Corporate Secretary at Kraton Corporation from 2015 to 2022. Prior to that, she was a corporate associate with Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP. She holds a BA in History and Politics from Durham University and a Juris Doctor degree from American University Law School.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Investors Corporate Governance Management Team
- Senior Vice President, Operations
Mr. Kawaja was named Senior Vice President of Operations of Noble in October 2022. He has over 25 years of experience in offshore rig operations and project management. Previously, Mr. Kawaja served as Regional Manager - Western Hemisphere, where he led all of Noble's shorebased and offshore operations in North and South America from August 2014 until assuming his position as Vice President of Operations in October 2020. Prior to that, Mr. Kawaja served in various roles including Operations Manager, Drilling Superintendent, and Project Manager since joining Noble in 1996.
Job Titles:
- Vice President - Western Hemisphere
Job Titles:
- Member of the Investors Corporate Governance Management Team
- Head of Health, Safety, Environmental ( HSE )
Kirk T. Atkinson has served as Head of Health, Safety, and Environmental for Noble Corporation since June 2020. Mr. Atkinson has over 25 years of experience in offshore rig operations as well as marketing and contracts. Previously, Mr. Atkinson served as Manager - Marketing and Contracts for Noble Corporation from 2015 in both Far East and Oceania and later in Europe, Mediterranean, and Africa until assuming his present position. Prior to that, Mr. Atkinson served in various roles of increasing responsibility including Rig Manager and Operations Manager after beginning his career offshore with Noble Corporation in 1997.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Investors Corporate Governance Board of Directors
Kristin H. Holth was appointed to Noble's Board of Directors in October 2022.
Ms. Holth served as Executive Vice President and Global Head of Ocean Industries in DNB Bank ASA - Norway's largest financial services group, from 2017 to 2020. She has significant experience in capital markets and funding and has held numerous management positions within DNB over the years, including also Global Head of Shipping, Offshore & Logistics for four years and General Manager & Head of DNB Americas for six years. Ms. Holth is currently on the boards of HitecVision A/S (public), Safe Bulkers (public), ABP Maersk Tankers (private) and Maersk Supply Service (private). Previously, Ms. Holth served on Maersk Drilling's board of directors.
Ms. Holth holds a Bachelor in Economics and Business Administration from BI Norwegian Business School.
Job Titles:
- Chief Accounting Officer
- Controller
- Member of the Investors Corporate Governance Management Team
- Vice President
Ms. Campbell was named Vice President and Controller of Noble in August 2018. She is a certified public accountant with more than 20 years of experience. Before joining Noble, Ms. Campbell served as Assistant Controller, Policy and Corporate Reporting at Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LLC, a petrochemical company from March 2017 until July 2018. Prior to that time, Ms. Campbell worked at Noble from 2007 to March 2017, serving in the positions of Assistant Controller and Director of Corporate Accounting.
Job Titles:
- Senior Commercial Manager - South America
Job Titles:
- Chief Innovation Officer
- Member of the Investors Corporate Governance Management Team
Marika C. Reis has served as Chief Innovation Officer of Noble Corporation since 2022. Previously, Ms. Reis was Chief Innovation Officer of Maersk Drilling since January 2021. Before that, Ms. Reis served as Vice President and Head of Innovation of Maersk Drilling since October 2018. Prior to joining Maersk Drilling, Ms. Reis served as Vice President and Head of Innovation B2C of E.ON from January 2016 to October 2018, and held various leadership positions including Business Innovation Manager and Customer Engagement Manager with E.ON from June 2012. Before joining E.ON, Ms. Reis served as Pharmacy Manager with Lloyds Pharmacy Sweden leading the launch of new retail stores in southern Sweden from May 2010 to June 2012. Ms. Reis is a member of the Industry IoT Advisory Board and serves on the Board of Directors of Horizon56. Ms. Reis holds master's degrees in Analytical Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Science from Uppsala University.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Investors Corporate Governance Management Team
- Vice President of Human Resources
Mr. Ipsen was named Vice President of Human Resources of Noble in October 2022. Prior to joining Noble, he served as Vice President and Head of HR Partnering of Maersk Drilling since October 2021. Prior to joining Maersk Drilling, Mr. Ipsen served as Head of Talent Development - Northern Europe & Russia of TotalEnergies since January 2020, and as Head of Human Resources - Denmark of TotalEnergies from March 2018 to January 2020. Previously, he held senior positions within human resources at Maersk Drilling, Maersk Oil and TotalEnergies, including working on the integration of Maersk Oil into TotalEnergies. Mr. Ipsen started his career as a line officer in the Danish Armed Forces where he served for 16 years. He holds a Master of Military Studies from the Royal Danish Defence College.
Job Titles:
- Chief Financial Officer
- Member of the Investors Corporate Governance Management Team
- Senior Vice President
Mr. Barker was named Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Noble in March 2020. He joins Noble following investment banking positions at firms including Moelis & Company and JPMorgan Chase & Co. where he specialized in oilfield services and equipment.
Mr. Barker graduated magna cum laude from Rice University, where he earned a B.A. in Mathematical Economic Analysis and Managerial Studies.
Job Titles:
- Chief Executive Officer
- Member of the Investors Corporate Governance Board of Directors
- Member of the Investors Corporate Governance Management Team
- President
Robert W. Eifler was appointed to Noble's Board of Directors in May 2020.
Mr. Eifler was named President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company in May 2020. Previously, Mr. Eifler served as Senior Vice President, Commercial of the Company from August 2019 until assuming his current role. He served as Senior Vice President, Marketing and Contracts of the Company from February to August 2019, and as Vice President and General Manager - Marketing and Contracts of the Company from July 2017 to February 2019. Before that, Mr. Eifler led the Company's marketing and contracts efforts for the Eastern Hemisphere while based in London. From November 2013 to March 2015, he worked for Hercules Offshore, Inc., an offshore driller, as Director, International Marketing. Mr. Eifler originally joined the Company in February 2005 as part of the management development program and held numerous operational and marketing roles with increasing responsibility around the world until joining Hercules Offshore, Inc. in 2013.
Mr. Eifler received a B.S. in Systems and Information Engineering from the University of Virginia and an Acton MBA in Entrepreneurship.
Job Titles:
- Vice President - Eastern Hemisphere
Job Titles:
- Member of the Investors Corporate Governance Management Team
- Vice President of Communication and Sustainability
Tine Østergaard Hansen has served as Vice President of Communication and Sustainability for Noble Corporation since 2022. Before that, Ms. Hansen was Vice President of Communication, Branding, and Sustainability for Maersk Drilling since 2017. Prior to that, Ms. Hansen was Head of Corporate Communication and Branding at Maersk Supply Service from 2014 to 2017. Ms. Hansen also served as Chief Consultant at Radius CPH from 2007 to 2014, and Communications Consultant at Copenhagen Energy from 2004 to 2007. She holds a Master of Arts from Aarhus University in Literature and Philosophy, and a Graduate Diploma in Arts and Social Sciences from the University of New South Wales.
Job Titles:
- Head of Commercial - Asia Pacific