Paul Johnson Senior Vice President, Technical Services

Paul Johnson is Senior Vice President, Technical Services of Transocean Ltd.

Named to his current role in August 2024, Mr. Johnson is responsible for the Engineering, Technical Field Support, Subsea Support, Projects, Maintenance & Reliability, Vendor Quality Assurance, and Supply Chain departments. Mr. Johnson previously served as Vice President of Technical Services since February 2023, Director of Special Projects from 2020 to 2023 and was Vice President of HSE and Technical Services from 2017 to 2020.

Mr. Johnson began his career with Transocean in March 1990 as a roustabout in the North Sea.  Over the first decade, he advanced through various offshore positions before transitioning to an onshore role as a Rig Manager. Since then, he has held senior management roles in Corporate Planning, Human Resources, and Global Operations and served as an Operations Director in both the Gulf of Mexico and Brazil.

Mr. Johnson received a general management certification from the University of Texas' McCombs Business School in 2012 and completed the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School in 2017.

“I am consistently humbled by all our employees at Transocean - their Boundless attitudes, their tremendous work ethic, and their collective desire to do the right thing. I believe that with our drive to be boundless and our relentless pursuit of excellence, Transocean can exceed all of our customers’ expectations.”