Helix Names New Executive VP and Chief Commercial Officer

Helix Energy Solutions has appointed Geoffrey (Geoff) Wagner as executive vice president and chief commercial officer.

Prior to joining Helix, Wagner spent several years in executive leadership with Atwood Oceanics, a provider of offshore drilling services, serving as VP of Strategic Planning, VP of Technical Services and Supply Chain and VP of Marketing and Business Development.

Wagner joined Atwood from Transocean, where he spent five years in various management positions with increasing responsibility, and prior to that, he worked with SeaRiver Maritime, a subsidiary of ExxonMobil.

Owen Kratz, chief executive officer of Helix, stated: “We are excited to have Geoff join Helix. He complements our executive leadership team, and we believe his experience and drive makes him the right choice to lead our company’s commercial strategy. We also expect to benefit as a company from Geoff’s past experience in operational execution and process development.”