Randy Stilley Comes on Board of Paragon Offshore

Randall D. Stilley will now serve as president and chief executive officer of Paragon Offshore, a standard specification offshore drilling company created by Noble Corporation plc.

“The Board of Directors is pleased that Randy will lead Paragon Offshore,” said David W. Williams, chairman, president and chief executive officer of Noble Corporation, in a Feb. 4 press release. “His proven leadership skills, depth of experience and offshore drilling industry knowledge has given our board the utmost confidence that he will be able to lead this company in providing safe and reliable drilling services for its customers, which has long been a hallmark of Noble.”

With more than 38 years of experience, Stilley previously served as president of Seahawk Drilling Inc and CEO of the mat-supported jackup rig business at Pride International Inc., as well as president and CEO of Hercules Offshore Inc.

“I consider it a privilege to accept this opportunity with Paragon Offshore,” Stilley said. “It’s exciting to be appointed to lead a company with a reputation for providing operational excellence worldwide. We have an outstanding team and a very capable fleet of assets to build upon. I look forward to working with our customers, employees and investors in this exciting new opportunity.”