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R. A. Pattarozzi joined the Board of Directors of the Company in May 2000. He retired as vice president of Shell Oil Company in January 2001 after nearly 34 years of service. As vice president of Shell Oil Company, his responsibilities included Shell Deepwater Development Inc., Shell Deepwater Production Inc., and Shell's shallow water Gulf of Mexico E&P business. Prior to his appointment as vice president in early 1999, Mr. Pattarozzi was named President and CEO of Shell Deepwater Development Inc. and Shell Deepwater Production Inc. in December 1996 with responsibility for the exploration, development, and production for Shell's Gulf of Mexico deepwater leasehold.
Mr. Pattarozzi joined Shell Oil Company in 1966 and assigned to the offshore engineering organization in New Orleans. Since that time, he has served in a number of engineering, operations, and administrative positions. In April 1991 he was appointed General Manager of Shell's Deepwater Production Division and in October 1991 General Manager of Shell's Deepwater Exploration and Production Division.
A 1966 graduate of the University of Illinois in civil engineering, Mr. Pattarozzi serves on the board of directors of Transocean Inc., Stone Energy, Tidewater Inc., Superior Energy Services, and FMC Technologies Inc. He is a past chairman of the Board of Trustees of the United Way of New Orleans, the chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Offshore Energy Center, and the secretary and member of the Board of Trustees of the D-Day Museum in New Orleans. | 