Company: TDDWW
Filing Date: 2025-04-24
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001104659-25-038699
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Company: TIDEWATER INC
Filing Date: 2025-04-24
Form: DEF 14A
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 and administrator of extended vehicle service contracts and warranties. Mr. Darling started his career in 1983 with Tidewater, first holding offshore positions as a Vessel Master and Operations Manager, then holding positions with increasing responsibilities in our human resources and operations departments through 1996. Mr. Darling has a Bachelor of Science in Human Resources Management from Brenau University and a Master of Science in Human Resources Management and Labor Relations from the New York Institute of Technology. | ​ |
| Daniel A. Hudson  | ​ | ​ |  53 | ​ | ​ | Mr. Hudson has served as our Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary since March 2021. He joined Tidewater in 2006, having previously worked in healthcare administration. From 2007 to 2012, he served as a Staff Attorney in Tidewater’s New Orleans office. In 2012, Mr. Hudson was promoted to Regional Counsel, based internationally to provide legal support for many of the company’s global locations. He was promoted to Managing Counsel in 2015 and to Assistant General Counsel in 2017. Mr. Hudson returned from living overseas to the Houston office in 2018 and was promoted to VP, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary in September 2019. Mr. Hudson attended the University of St. Thomas in Houston, received his Juris Doctorate from Loyola University New Orleans College of Law, and has completed the Leading Operational Excellence program at MIT Sloan School of Management.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | ​ |

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| Piers D. Middleton | ​ | ​ |  52 | ​ | ​ | Mr. Middleton has served as Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer since June 2024, bringing over 27 years of international experience in the OSV sector. From June 2023 until his appointment, he served as our Senior Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer, and from September 2020 until June 2023, he served as our Vice President, Sales and Marketing. Prior to joining Tidewater, Mr. Middleton was a Managing Director at Clarksons PLC (London: CKN), a global company providing various services in the maritime industry, including brokering, finance, port services and research, where he founded and lead the global Offshore & Newbuilding Divisions for over 19 years. He began his