Executive Management
Our executive officers are responsible for day-to-day management and operations. The following table sets forth information regarding our executive officers.
Certain information on the business and work experience of our executive officers is click on name:
Name
Age
Position
43
Executive Chairman
M.L. Chandchutha Chandratat has been a director since 2005 and
was appointed Executive Chairman in February 2009. He is also the
President and Chief Executive Officer of Thoresen Thai Agencies
Public Company Limited, our controlling shareholder.
49
Managing Director
has been our Managing Director since June
2006. From 2002 to May 2006, he was the Managing Director of
Africa Oilfield Services Ltd., based in Nigeria. From 2000 to 2002,
he was the Country Manager, Equatorial Guinea, for Transocean,
providing drilling rig services. From 1998 to 2000, he was
the Technical Manager for Transocean for Australia and South East
Asia, based in Singapore. From 1996 to 1998, he was the
Operations Manager for Sedco Forex Thailand. He has been
working in the oil and gas services industry for over 25 years and
received a National Safety Diploma from the British Safety Council
and has taken numerous safety, technical and managerial courses
throughout his career.
37
Chief Financial Officer
was appointed Chief Financial Officer in September 2008. He
joined Mermaid in February 2007 as senior finance and
accounting manager and prior to joining Mermaid, he was an
Internal Audit Manager and a secretary of Audit Committee from
July 2003 to September 2005 and an Accounting Manager from
October 2005 to January 2007 at Thoresen Thai Agencies Public
Company Limited, our controlling shareholder. He also worked in the Audit Assurance Department at
PricewaterhouseCoopers ABAS Ltd. in Bangkok from April 1994 to June 2003, with his last position as Audit
Manager. He graduated with a Bachelor of Business (major in Accounting) from Rajamagala Institute of
Technology, Bangkok in 1994 and a Masters of Business Administration (Finance) from Kasetsart University,
Bangkok in 2009. He is a Certified Public Accountant (C.P.A.) in Thailand.
55
Executive Director, Mermaid Drilling
has been with Mermaid since July 2008 as Executive Director of
Mermaid Drilling. He started his career with ODE in 1977 on
land rigs in Australasia and then moved offshore to Sedco in
1980. In this time he moved from an Electrician on a DP drill
ship, to Operations Manager with Transocean looking after 5
offshore rigs in Thailand and Vietnam. He then had 2 years as
Rig Manager with Apexindo in Balikpapan before moving to Songa Offshore and bringing the Songa Venus
into Australia and setting up the base and operations there. Later he brought the Songa Mercur into Australia
and moved to Australian Country Manager. He then took up the challenge with Mermaid Drilling and
reorganized the management and offices to concentrate on giving full support to the efficiency and safety of
the two operating rigs, and set up a project team to monitor the KM-1 newbuild in Malaysia.
47
Executive Director, Mermaid Offshore Services
has been with Mermaid since 1994 and is currently Executive
Director for both Mermaid Offshore Services and Mermaid
Training and Technical Services. He has over 20 years
experience in sub-sea engineering gained in Europe, West
Africa and Asia. He is a Chartered Engineer and holds a Master's
Degree in Engineering in addition to a range of industry specific
qualifications.
53
General Manager, Mermaid Drilling
started his career with Santa Fe Drilling in 1975 on offshore rigs
in the United States Gulf of Mexico and then moved to Sedco Inc.
in 1984. In this time he moved from offshore to management
positions finishing up as Rig Manager of various rigs with
Transocean. He then had 1 ½ years as Rig Manager with
Apexindo in Balikpapan before leaving the industry to achieve
personal goals. In March 2008 he took up the challenge with Mermaid Drilling, as rig manager of the MTR-2.
In September of 2008, he was promoted to General Manager of Mermaid Drilling.
44
General Manager, Mermaid Offshore Services
has been the General Manager of Mermaid Offshore Services
since June 2003. He was its Operations Manager from September
1993 to June 2003. He has over 23 years of experience in
underwater construction, inspection and maintenance activities.
He is an HSE approved Part 1 offshore diver and a saturation
qualified HSE part 2 diver, with various inspection (CSWIP 3.1u
and 3.2u) qualifications. He completed a CSWIP 3.4u qualification in 2000, which is still current and as a
holder of this qualification is a member of the Welding Institute in the U.K. and is authorised to use the style
or title of "Engineering Technician".
