Jeremy D. Thigpen
Mr. Thigpen was appointed to the DTI Board in April 2026 and has served as Executive Chairman of Transocean Ltd., a leading international provider of offshore contract drilling services, since May 2025, where he works closely with the executive leadership team on strategy, leads board meetings, serves as the primary interface between the board and management and participates in the evaluation and consummation of potential acquisitions and financing transactions. From April 2015 to May 2025, he served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Transocean, during which time he led a strategic transformation of the company’s fleet, technology platform, leadership team, culture and cost structure, repositioning the company to focus on ultra-deepwater and harsh-environment drilling and improving operating margins relative to peers while avoiding a restructuring that would have impaired shareholder equity. Prior to joining Transocean, Mr. Thigpen spent nearly two decades at National Oilwell Varco, Inc. (now NOV Inc.), where he held roles including Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, President of Downhole and President of Downhole and Pumping Solutions, as well as positions in corporate business development, supply-chain management and operations. In these roles, he led domestic and international growth through acquisitions, product development and geographic expansion and oversaw significant capital-allocation initiatives, including acquisitions, spin-offs, share-repurchase programs and dividend increases. Mr. Thigpen holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics and managerial studies from Rice University and completed the Program for Management Development at Harvard Business School.