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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 where she led the company through its first year as a public entity. Prior to her experience as a CFO, Ms. Cougle worked for 13 years at Ensco plc, a global offshore drilling contractor, and its legacy company, Pride International Inc., holding positions of increasing responsibility throughout her tenure across the finance, accounting and information technology groups. Prior to her departure, she served as Vice President and Treasurer and Vice President of Integration. Ms. Cougle also served for several years on the Advisory Board of the Energy Workforce and Technology Council representing and advocating for companies in the energy services sector. Ms. Cougle began her career in the consulting and assurance practice of Arthur Andersen LLP serving multiple clients in various industries with a focus on industrials and energy. Her consulting group later became the founding employees of the Protiviti, a management consulting firm. Ms. Cougle earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from Louisiana State University and is a licensed CPA in the State of Texas. 
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 Ms. Cougle brings to our Board both executive and financial proficiency, including managing companies with significant oilfield operations, as well as prior experience in mergers and acquisitions. Her expertise contributes to our Board’s effectiveness in dealing with ongoing technological, financial, operational, and sustainability matters.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | ​ |

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| ​ | Dick H. Fagerstal | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ |

| ​ | Chairman of the BoardNew Canaan, Connecticut               
 Age:64                                                     
 Director Since:July 2017                                   
 Tidewater Committees:AuditNominating & CorporateGovernance 
 Other Current Public Boards:Valaris Limited                | ​ | ​ | Background                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
 Mr. Fagerstal has served on the Company’s Board of Directors since July 2017 and as Chairman of the Board since June 2023. Mr. Fagerstal served as Executive Chairman of the Global Marine Group, based in Chelmsford, United Kingdom, a subsea cable installation and maintenance business operating globally in the telecoms, offshore renewables, and oil and gas sectors, from February 2020 to March 2023. He continued to serve as a director until the sale of the business in March 202