Paul Johnson Executive Vice President, Operations

Paul Johnson is Executive Vice President, Operations of Transocean Ltd.

Mr. Johnson was appointed to his current role in March 2026 and is responsible for the Operations, Technical Services, Supply Chain and Innovation departments. He has had a long and distinguished career at Transocean, serving most recently as Senior Vice President of Technical Services (2024-2026), Vice President of Technical Services (2023-2024), Director of Special Projects (2020-2023) and Vice President of HSE and Technical Services (2017-2020).

Mr. Johnson joined Transocean in 1990 as a roustabout working offshore in the North Sea. He advanced through various offshore positions in his first decade with the company before transitioning to a shore-based role as Rig Manager. Since then, he has held senior management roles in Corporate Planning, Human Resources, and Global Operations - including Operations Director in both the United States 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.”