Todd M. Hornbeck has served as the President and director of Hornbeck Offshore since he founded the Company in June 1997. He also served as Chief Operating Officer until February 2002, at which time he was appointed Chief Executive Officer. Additionally, in May 2005 he was appointed Chairman of the Board of Directors.

Prior to founding Hornbeck, Mr. Hornbeck was employed by the original Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc., a NASDAQ-listed publicly traded offshore service vessel company with over 105 offshore supply vessels operating worldwide, from 1991 to 1996, serving in various positions related to business strategy and development. The company merged with Tidewater Inc. (NYSE:TDW) in March 1996, and Todd accepted a position as Marketing Director-Gulf of Mexico with Tidewater. He was responsible for managing relationships and the overall business development of Tidewater within the U.S. Gulf of Mexico region. He remained with Tidewater until the current Hornbeck Offshore was formed.

Mr. Hornbeck served on the board of directors for the International Support Vessel Owners Association (ISOA), the Offshore Marine Service Association (OMSA), and the National Ocean Industries Association (NOIA).

As the Company’s founder, Mr. Hornbeck brings his vision and goals for the Company to the Board. Under his leadership, the Company has expanded from a small private company to a large, global provider of technologically advanced offshore service vessels. Hornbeck was a NYSE-listed publicly traded company from March 2004 to December 2019. Todd is the son of Larry D. Hornbeck, one of our directors.