Jeremy D. Thigpen Chair of the Board of Directors
Jeremy D. Thigpen is the Executive Chair of Transocean (since 2025) and has served as a director since 2015. He formerly served as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer from 2022 to 2025 and President and Chief Executive Officer from 2015 to 2022. Before joining Transocean, Mr. Thigpen worked at National Oilwell Varco, Inc. ("NOV") as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (2012–2015), President of Downhole and Pumping Solutions (2007–2012), and President of Downhole Tools (2003–2007). He also held management and business development roles, including Director of Business Development and Special Assistant to NOV's Board Chair.
Mr. Thigpen is a director of Drilling Tools International (NASDAQ:DTI) (since 2026) and a member of the Board of Trustees at Rice University (since 2022). Previously, he served as a director at Sunnova International Inc. (NYSE: NOVA) from 2024 to 2025 and was Chair of the International Association of Drilling Contractors in 2022.
He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics and Managerial Studies from Rice University in 1997 and completed the Program for Management Development at Harvard Business School in 2001.