Company: HLX
Filing Date: 2025-02-27
Form Type: 10-K
Source: 0001558370-25-001617
Chunk: 22

Company: HELIX ENERGY SOLUTIONS GROUP INC
Filing Date: 2025-02-27
Form: 10-K
Item: Item 3
Chunk 22
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Item 3. Legal Proceedings

The information required to be set forth under this heading is incorporated by reference from Note 16 to our consolidated financial statements included in Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data of this Annual Report.

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Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

Not applicable.

Information about our Executive Officers

Our executive officers are as follows:

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Name    Age    PositionOwen Kratz​70​President, Chief Executive Officer and DirectorErik Staffeldt​53​Executive Vice President and Chief Financial OfficerScott A. Sparks​51​Executive Vice President and Chief Operating OfficerKenneth E. Neikirk ​49​Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

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Owen Kratz is President and Chief Executive Officer of Helix. He was named Executive Chairman in October 2006 and served in that capacity until February 2008 when he resumed the position of President and Chief Executive Officer. He served as Helix’s Chief Executive Officer from April 1997 until October 2006. Mr. Kratz served as President from 1993 until February 1999, and has served as a Director since 1990 (including as Chairman of our Board from May 1998 to July 2017). He served as Chief Operating Officer from 1990 through 1997. Mr. Kratz joined Cal Dive International, Inc. (now known as Helix) in 1984 and held various offshore positions, including saturation diving supervisor, and management responsibility for client relations, marketing and estimating. From 1982 to 1983, Mr. Kratz was the owner of an independent marine construction company operating in the Bay of Campeche. Prior to 1982, he was a superintendent for Santa Fe and various international diving companies, and a diver in the North Sea. From February 2006 to December 2011, Mr. Kratz was a member of the Board of Directors of Cal Dive International, Inc., a once publicly traded company, which was formerly a subsidiary of Helix. Mr. Kratz has a Bachelor of Science degree from State University of New York.

Erik Staffeldt is Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Helix. Prior thereto he was Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer beginning in June 2017 until February 2019. Mr. Staffeldt oversees Helix’s finance, treasury, accounting, tax, information technology and corporate planning functions.