COMPANY

Contract drilling services, formed 1996 as Transocean Offshore Inc., with the merger of Sonat Offshore Drilling Inc. with Transocean ASA. In 1999 it merged with Sedco Forex Holdings Limited, forming Transocean Sedco Forex Inc., and in 2001 with R&B Falcon Corporation. Name changed in 2002 to Transocean Inc.

Official Website:
http://www.deepwater.com/

Industry:
Industrial Services

Ticker:
NYSE:RIG

Corporate headquarters:
Houston, TX

Sales:
$2.9B (2005)

Employees:
9600

EXECUTIVES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
J. Michael Talbert	Business	c. 1947		CEO of Transocean, 1994-2002

CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Thomas W. Cason	Business	c. 1942		CFO of Baker Hughes, 1989-90
Victor E. Grijalva	Business	c. 1939		Vice Chairman of Schlumberger, 1999-2001
Edward R. Muller	Business	c. 1952		CEO of Mirant

BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Richard D. Kinder	Business	c. 1944		Chairman of Kinder Morgan Energy
J. Michael Talbert	Business	c. 1947		CEO of Transocean, 1994-2002
John L. Whitmire	Business	c. 1940		Chairman of CONSOL Energy

PAST BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Ronald L. Kuehn, Jr.	Business	6-Apr-1935		Chairman of El Paso

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