Corporate Board Profile
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2012-03-26 | W. Matt Ralls Age: 62 Committee Memberships: Corporate Governance and Nominations and Safety and Environmental Affairs DIRECTOR COMPENSATION TABLE W. Matt Ralls Fees Earned or Paid in Cash: $18,333 Stock Awards: $120,007 All Other Compensation: $1,947 Total: $140,287 |
2013-03-20 | W. Matt Ralls Age: 63 Director Since: 2011 Committee Memberships: Corporate Governance and Nominations and Safety and Environmental Affairs Term of Office Expires: 2013 (Nominee for Director) ...DIRECTOR COMPENSATION TABLE...W. Matt Ralls Fees Earned or Paid in Cash $62,500 Stock Awards $175,001 All Other Compensation $621 Total $238,122 |
2014-03-20 | W. Matt Ralls Age: 64 Director Since: 2011 Committee Memberships: Corporate Governance and Nominations and Safety and Environmental Affairs Term of Office Expires: 2014 (Nominee for Director) ...During 2013, non-employee directors9 annual compensation included an annual retainer fee of $75,000 each... The Lead Director received an additional $20,000 annual retainer, the Audit Committee Chairman and Compensation Committee Chairman received an additional $15,000 annual retainer and the remaining committee chairmen received an additional $10,000 annual retainer... The table below summarizes the total compensation paid to each of the non-employee directors of the Company for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013... W. Matt Ralls $72,500 Fees Earned or Paid in Cash, $200,145 Stock Awards, $3,674 All Other Compensation, Total $276,319. |
2015-03-12 | W. Matt Ralls Age: 65 Director Since: 2011 Committee Memberships: Corporate Governance and Nominations and Safety and Environmental Affairs ...Mr. Ralls’ diverse operational, financial and executive management experience...Mr. Ralls’ extensive public company board experience makes him an invaluable member of the Corporate Governance and Nominations Committee...In 2014, non-employee directors’ annual compensation included an annual retainer fee of $75,000 each...The Corporate Governance and Nominations Committee Chairman received an additional $10,000 annual retainer...W. Matt Ralls total compensation for 2014 was $278,541. |
2016-03-22 | W. Matt Ralls Age: 66 Director Since: 2011 Committee Memberships: Corporate Governance and Nominations (Chairman), Safety and Environmental Affairs (Chairman), Compensation, Executive Business Experience: • Rowan Companies plc - Executive Chairman – April 2014 to present - Chief Executive Officer – 2013 to April 2014 - President and Chief Executive Officer – 2009 to 2013 Other Directorships: • Rowan Companies plc • Superior Energy Services, Inc. Key skills, attributes and qualifications: Mr. Ralls’ diverse operational, financial and executive management experience in various roles in the oil and gas industry, including most recently within the drilling segment of the industry, provides the Board with a wealth of expertise from which to draw. Mr. Ralls’ recent service as President and CEO of Rowan Companies, and his combined fifteen years’ executive management experience at Rowan and GlobalSanteFe Corporation, both international contract drilling companies, provides valuable management and financial expertise and insight into an aspect of our business that represents a significant portion of our capital expenditure budget. Prior to his drilling industry experience, Mr. Ralls served as Executive Vice President of a public upstream oil and gas company, which gave him a thorough understanding of our core business. In his service to the Board, Mr. Ralls is also able to draw from his 17 years of experience in various banking management positions with three large Texas-based commercial lenders to the energy industry. Mr. Ralls’ extensive public company board experience makes him an invaluable member of the Corporate Governance and Nominations Committee and Chairman since 2015. His effectiveness chairing such committee is enhanced by his positions of leadership on the boards of several industry trade associations, including the International Association of Drilling Contractors and the American Petroleum Institute. |
2017-03-21 | W. Matt Ralls Age: 67 Director Since: 2011 Committee Memberships: Corporate Governance and Nominations (Chairman), Safety and Environmental Affairs (Chairman), Compensation, Executive Business Experience: • Rowan Companies plc - Executive Chairman – 2014 to April 2016 - Chief Executive Officer – 2013 to April 2014 - President and Chief Executive Officer – 2009 to 2013 Other Directorships: • Rowan Companies plc – 2009 to April 2016 • Superior Energy Services, Inc. – 2012 to present Key Skills, Attributes and Qualifications: Mr. Ralls’ diverse operational, financial and executive management experience in various roles in the oil and gas industry, including most recently within the drilling segment of the industry, provides the Board with a wealth of expertise from which to draw. Mr. Ralls’ recent service as President and Chief Executive Officer of Rowan Companies plc, and his combined fifteen years’ executive management experience at Rowan and GlobalSanteFe Corporation, both international contract drilling companies, provides valuable management and financial expertise and insight into an aspect of our business that represents a significant portion of our capital expenditure budget. Prior to his drilling industry experience, Mr. Ralls served as Executive Vice President of a public upstream oil and gas company, which gave him a thorough understanding of our core business. In his service to the Board, Mr. Ralls is also able to draw from his 17 years of experience in various banking management positions with three large Texas-based commercial lenders to the energy industry. Mr. Ralls’ extensive public company board experience makes him an invaluable member of the Corporate Governance and Nominations Committee and Chairman since 2015. His effectiveness chairing such committee is enhanced by his positions of leadership on the boards of several industry trade associations, including the International Association of Drilling Contractors and the American Petroleum Institute. |
2018-03-22 | W. Matt Ralls Age: 68 Director Since: 2011 Committee Memberships: Compensation, Corporate Governance and Nominations (Chairman), Executive ... Mr. Ralls received $307,969 total compensation in 2017. |
2019-03-19 | W. Matt Ralls Age: 69 Director Since: 2011 Committee Memberships: Corporate Governance and Nominations (Chairman), Compensation, Executive ... The table below summarizes the total compensation paid to each of the nonemployee directors of the Company for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018. W. Matt Ralls $88,750 $230,175 - - - $19,740 $338,665 |
2020-03-17 | W. Matt Ralls Age: 70 Director Since: 2011 Committee Memberships: Governance and Social Responsibility (Chairman); Compensation; Executive ... The table below summarizes the total compensation paid to each of the nonemployee directors of the Company for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019. ... W. Matt Ralls $90,000 Fees Earned or Paid in Cash $230,039 Stock Awards $32,880 All Other Compensation $352,919 Total |
2021-03-12 | W. Matt Ralls Former Chairman, CEO and President of Rowan Companies plc Age 71 Years Served 9 Committee Memberships: Governance and Social Responsibility (Chairman); Compensation; Executive Mr. Ralls’ diverse operational, financial and executive management experience in various roles in the oil and gas industry, including most recently within the drilling segment of the industry, provides the Board with a wealth of expertise from which to draw. Mr. Ralls’ recent service as President and Chief Executive Officer of Rowan Companies plc, and his combined 15 years’ executive management experience at Rowan Companies plc and GlobalSanteFe Corporation, both international contract drilling companies, provides valuable management and financial expertise and insight into an aspect of our business that represents a significant portion of our capital expenditure budget. Prior to his drilling industry experience, Mr. Ralls served as Executive Vice President of a public upstream oil and gas company, which gave him a thorough understanding of our core business. In his service to the Board, Mr. Ralls is also able to draw from his 17 years of experience in various banking management positions with three large Texas-based commercial lenders to the energy industry. Mr. Ralls’ extensive public company board experience makes him an invaluable member of the Governance and Social Responsibility Committee and Chairman since 2015. |
Data sourced from SEC filings. Last updated: 2025-10-12