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John C. Morris is the President/CEO and Co-Chairman of the Board of Directors and is also a Co-founder of Odyssey Marine Exploration. Prior to that, Mr. Morris was an officer and director of Seahawk Deep Ocean Technology, Inc. ("SDOT") from March 1989, until January 1994. As President of SDOT, Mr. Morris was in charge of the company which completed the first archaeologically sound recovery of a deep water shipwreck, salvaging a Spanish shipwreck from approximately 1,500 feet of water near the Dry Tortugas. The recovery yielded nearly 17,000 artifacts consisting of gold, silver coins, pottery, pearls, jewelry, and numerous other artifacts.
Mr. Morris was also President of Seahawk, Inc., an Alabama corporation engaged in leasing the Research Vessel "Seahawk", a deep water search and inspection vessel. From 1992 until 1997, Mr. Morris served on the Board of Directors of the Florida Aquarium, a not-for-profit corporation engaged in the operation of a $90 million aquarium facility in Tampa, Florida. Prior to his involvement with Seahawk, Mr. Morris was engaged in the real estate and construction business. | 