Biography

Mr. Hornbeck serves as our President, Chief Executive Officer and is a member of the Board of Directors. Having founded Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc. in June 1997, Mr. Hornbeck has since played a pivotal role in the development of Hornbeck from a small, private company into a large, global provider of technologically advanced offshore supply and multipurpose service vessels.

Mr. Hornbeck previously served as the Chairperson of the Hornbeck Board and Hornbeck’s President and Chief Executive Officer and served as Hornbeck’s President and as a member of the Hornbeck Board since its founding in 1997. Mr. Hornbeck also served as Hornbeck’s Chief Operating Officer from June 1997 until February 2002, at which point he was appointed as Hornbeck’s Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Hornbeck was appointed as the Chairperson of the Hornbeck Board in May 2005. Prior to founding Hornbeck in 1997, Mr. Hornbeck was employed from 1991 to 1996 by the original Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc. (“original Hornbeck”), a NASDAQ-listed publicly traded offshore service vessel company founded by his father, Mr. Larry Hornbeck, with over 105 offshore supply vessels operating worldwide, serving in various positions relating to business strategy and development. Following original Hornbeck’s merger with Tidewater Inc. (“Tidewater”) in March 1996, Mr. Hornbeck accepted a position as Marketing Director-Gulf of America with Tidewater, where his responsibilities included managing relationships and overall business development in the U.S. Gulf region. He remained with Tidewater until Hornbeck’s formation in 1997. Mr. Hornbeck has served on the board of directors of the International Support Owners Association, the Offshore Marine Service Association and the National Ocean Industries Association.

Mr. Hornbeck’s extensive experience in the offshore service vessel industry, coupled with his over 25 years of service leading Hornbeck since its founding, positions Mr. Hornbeck well to serve as the combined company’s President and Chief Executive Officer, as well as to serve as a member of the combined company board.