Our Leadership
Kristian Siem
Chairman
Kristian Siem,
Chairman
Mr Siem brings an extensive knowledge of the offshore oil and gas services business worldwide from previous senior executive and non-executive roles combined with long-standing experience as chairman of public companies listed in the USA, UK and Norway. Mr Siem is the founder of the Siem Industries Group and has been Director and Chairman of Siem Industries since 1982. Prior to joining the Group, he held several management positions with the Fred. Olsen Group in the US and Norway. Mr Siem has previously held directorships at Kvaerner ASA and Transocean Inc. He holds a degree in Business Economics.
Date of appointment:
Appointed Director and Chairman from January 2011. Prior to the merger of Acergy S.A. and Subsea 7 Inc. in January 2011 Mr Siem was Chairman of Subsea 7 Inc. from January 2002.
Committee Membership:
Chairman of Compensation Committee
Corporate Governance and Nominations Committee
Key external appointments:
Chairman of Siem Industries Inc. Director of Siem Offshore Inc., Siem Shipping Inc. (formerly Star Reefers Inc.) and Frupor S.A.
Allen Stevens
Senior Independent Director
Allen Stevens,
Senior Independent Director
Mr Stevens brings to the role many years of experience in shipping, finance and management. Mr Stevens started in the shipping industry in financial planning at Sea-Land Service Inc., and subsequently served as Treasurer of McLean Industries Inc. from 1972 to 1988. Mr Stevens served as a Chairman and Director of Erie Shipbuilding from 2006 to 2009, and Chairman of Trailer Bridge Inc. from 2008 until 2012. He has also held senior executive and management positions with Great Lakes Transport Limited. He is a graduate of Harvard Law School and holds a degree in Industrial Engineering from the University of Michigan.
Date of appointment:
Appointed a Non-Executive Independent Director from January 2011 and Senior Independent Director from May 2018.
Prior to the merger of Acergy S.A. and Subsea 7 Inc. in January 2011 Mr Stevens was Independent Director of Subsea 7 Inc. from December 2005.
Committee Membership:
Compensation Committee
Chairman of Corporate Governance and Nominations Committee
Key external appointments:
Vice President and director of Masterworks Development Co., LLC.
Jean Cahuzac
Director and Chief Executive Officer
Jean Cahuzac,
Director and Chief Executive Officer
Mr Cahuzac has wide multi-country technical, commercial and general management experience in senior executive roles in the oil and gas services sector spanning a period of 35 years. He worked at Transocean in Houston, USA, from 2000 until April 2008 where he held the positions of Chief Operating Officer and then President. Prior to this, he worked at Schlumberger from 1979 to 2000 where he served in various positions. He holds a Master’s degree in Engineering from École des Mines de St-Étienne and is a graduate of the French Petroleum Institute in Paris.
Date of appointment:
Appointed a Director from May 2008 (then named Acergy S.A.) and has held the position of Chief Executive Officer since April 2008.
Eystein Eriksrud
Director
Eystein Eriksrud,
Director
Mr Eriksrud brings to his role extensive legal expertise in commercial and corporate affairs combined with senior executive experience in the offshore energy and shipping industries. He was previously a partner of Norwegian law firm Wiersholm Mellbye & Bech, from 2005 to 2011. He was Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the Siem Industries Group from 2011 to 2019 and held a number of Directorships within the Siem Industries Group. He is a Candidate of Jurisprudence from the University of Oslo.
Date of appointment:
Appointed a Non-Executive Director from March 2012.
Committee membership:
Audit Committee
Key external appointments:
Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the Siem Industries Group.
Chairman of Siem Offshore Inc., Electromagnetic Geo-services ASA and Flensburger Schiffbau- Gesellschaft mbH. & Co. KG.
Director of various companies in the Siem Industries Group.
Dod Fraser
Independent Director
Dod Fraser,
Independent Director
Mr Fraser brings comprehensive experience in corporate finance and investment banking both internationally and in the United States. This is supplemented by extensive knowledge of corporate governance in his current and prior appointments as audit committee member. Mr Fraser served as a Managing Director and Group Executive with Chase Manhattan Bank, now JP Morgan Chase, leading the global oil and gas group from 1995 until 2000. Until 1995 he was a General Partner of Lazard Frères & Co. Mr Fraser has been a trustee of Resources for the Future, a Washington-based environmental policy think-tank. He is a graduate of Princeton University.
Date of appointment:
Appointed a Non-Executive Independent Director from December 2009 (then named Acergy S.A.).
Committee membership:
Chairman of Audit Committee
Key external appointments:
Director of Rayonier Inc.
Director of Fleet Topco Limited.
Niels Kirk
Independent Director
Niels Kirk,
Independent Director
Mr Kirk brings to the role over 30 years of international corporate and structured finance experience combined with extensive knowledge of the energy, power and resource sector at executive level. He worked at Citibank for over 25 years where his most recent appointment was Chairman & Managing Director of Energy & Natural Resources in Europe, the Middle East and Africa until 2018. Prior to Citibank, he worked at Banque Paribas for five years. Mr Kirk is a member of the Advisory Council of Advanced Power, which develops, acquires, owns and manages power generation and related infrastructure projects in Europe and North America. He holds an MBA in Finance and International Business from the Stern School at New York University.
Date of appointment:
Appointed a Non-Executive Independent Director fromApril 2018.
Committee membership:
Compensation Committee
Audit Committee
Key external appointments:
Co-founder and CEO of Kirk, Lovegrove and Company Ltd.
David Mullen
Independent Director
David Mullen,
Independent Director
Mr Mullen brings over 30 years’ experience in the oil services business. He has previously held the position of CEO at two other companies in the subsea industry, Wellstream Holdings PLC and Ocean Rig ASA. Prior to these appointments he was Senior Vice President of Global Marketing, Business Development and M&A at Transocean from 2005 to 2008. Mr Mullen also had a 23-year career at Schlumberger, including as President of Oilfield Services for North and South America. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Geology and Physics from Trinity College, Dublin, and a MSc degree in Geophysics from the National University of Ireland.
Date of appointment:
Appointed a Non-Executive Independent Director from April 2018.
Committee membership:
Corporate Governance and Nominations Committee
Key external appointments:
CEO and Director of Shelf Drilling Limited.
Elisabeth Proust
Independent Director
Elisabeth Proust
Independent Director
Ms Proust, in addition to her engineering expertise, brings extensive multi-country experience in the oil & gas sector at an executive level after spending more than 35 years at Total. Ms Proust has a detailed knowledge of contracting and project management in the oil and gas sector, providing her with a comprehensive understanding of Subsea 7’s markets. Ms Proust was the first female vice president for development engineering for Total worldwide and, as her career progressed, she held multiple leadership roles as a managing director of Total’s affiliates in Indonesia, Nigeria and finally, the UK. Ms Proust has a Bachelor of Applied Science degree in hydrodynamics from Ecole Centrale de Nantes as well as a Diploma in drilling, reservoir and production engineering from the French Institute of Petroleum.
Date of appointment:
Appointed a Non-Executive Independent Director from April 2019.
Jean Cahuzac
Chief Executive Officer, Executive Director
Jean Cahuzac, Chief Executive Officer
Mr Cahuzac has wide multi-country technical, commercial and general management experience in senior executive roles in the oil and gas services sector spanning a period of 35 years. He worked at Transocean in Houston, USA, from 2000 until April 2008 where he held the positions of Chief Operating Officer and then President. Prior to this, he worked at Schlumberger from 1979 to 2000 where he served in various positions. He holds a Master’s degree in Engineering from École des Mines de St-Étienne and is a graduate of the French Petroleum Institute in Paris.
Jean has been Chief Executive Officer of Subsea 7 since April 2008 and became an Executive member of the Board of Subsea 7 S.A. in May 2008.
John Evans
Chief Operating Officer
John Evans, Chief Operating Officer
John started his career in the oil and gas engineering and contracting sector in 1986, working with Kellogg Brown & Root (KBR).
During 18 years with KBR he gained a successful record in general management, commercial and operational roles in the offshore oil and gas industry. Prior to joining Subsea 7, between 2002 and mid-2005 John was Chief Operating Officer for KBR’s Defence and Infrastructure business in Europe and Africa. John has a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Mechanical Engineering from Cardiff University, is a Chartered Mechanical and Marine Engineer and a Chartered Director.
John has been Chief Operating Officer of Subsea 7 since July 2005.
Nathalie Louys
General Counsel
Nathalie Louys, General Counsel
Nathalie began her legal career in 1986, working with Saint-Gobain and Eurotunnel, gaining extensive legal experience across a number of industries. In 1996 she joined Technip, based in Paris, progressing to the role of Vice President Legal – Offshore.
In 2006 Nathalie joined Subsea 7 and subsequently worked in a number of senior corporate and operational legal roles. Prior to her current appointment Nathalie was Vice President Legal – Commercial.
Nathalie has been admitted to the Paris Bar and has legal qualifications from University Paris I – Panthéon Sorbonne and Paris XI in France and the University of Kent in the UK.
Nathalie has been General Counsel of Subsea 7 since April 2012.
Stuart Fitzgerald
Executive Vice President - Strategy and Commercial
Stuart Fitzgerald, Executive Vice President - Strategy and Commercial
Stuart began his career with a specialist marine engineering consultancy, progressing to Worley Engineering in Australia and Brunei.
Stuart began his career with Subsea 7 in 1998. In 2007 Stuart was appointed as head of Sales and Marketing for Norway and Denmark, and in 2009 became Vice President for Norway. In 2014 he was appointed Vice President Sales and Marketing for the Northern Hemisphere and Life of Field business. In June 2016 Stuart was appointed Vice President Strategy and Technology for the Group which he held until his current appointment.
Stuart has a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Mechanical Engineering and a Bachelor of Science degree in Applied Mathematics from Monash University in Melbourne, Australia.
Stuart was appointed Executive Vice President Strategy and Commercial in January 2018.
Ricardo Rosa
Chief Financial Officer
Ricardo Rosa, Chief Financial Officer
Ricardo started his career in 1977 with Price Waterhouse in London and transferred in 1981 to Rio de Janeiro. In 1983 he joined Schlumberger where he held various financial positions within the Schlumberger Group, working in Paris, Jakarta, Rio de Janeiro, Caracas, Milan and London.
In 2000 he joined Transocean as Vice President and Controller in Houston, subsequently becoming Senior Vice President for Asia Pacific and Middle East in Singapore and then for Europe and Africa, in Paris. Prior to joining Subsea 7, he was Transocean’s Executive Vice President and CFO. Ricardo holds a Masters of Arts degree in Modern Languages from Oxford University and is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.
Ricardo has been Chief Financial Officer of Subsea 7 since July 2012.
Keith Tipson
Executive Vice President – Human Resources
Keith Tipson, Executive Vice President – Human Resources
Keith began his career in the engineering and construction project sectors in 1980, working with the Dowty Group. In 1988 he moved to Alstom where he held a number of roles based in Belgium, France, Switzerland and the UK, including the positions of Human Resources Director for the Industrial Equipment Division, the International Network and the Steam and Hydro segments of the ABB Alstom Power joint venture. Prior to joining Subsea 7 he held the position of Senior Vice President Human Resources, Power Sector, based in Paris. Keith has a business degree from the University of West London.
Keith has been Executive Vice President – Human Resources of Subsea 7 since November 2003.