Robert E Rose

as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Transocean since November 2007. Mr. Rose served as President of Taylor Energy Company LLC, a private oil and gas production company based in New Orleans, Louisiana. Mr. Rose was the non-executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of GlobalSantaFe Corporation. President and Chief Executive Officer of Global Marine after re-joining Global Marine in 1998 and as Global Marine's Chairman. Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. and its predecessor, Diamond M Company.