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Dean Taylor served as a US Naval Officer from
1971-1978. He served aboard a Navy destroyer and
a USCG Cutter. He also served as a staff Officer
for Commander, US Sixth Fleet.
Taylor started as an assistant manager for
Tidewater Inc. in June 1978, in Morgan City,
Louisiana, assisting with Company operations in
the Gulf of Mexico. He was promoted to General
Manager of Tidewater's business activities in
Italy in 1979 and remained there until 1981.
From Italy, Taylor was transferred to General
Manager of Tidewater's business activities in
Brazil in 1981 and remained in that position
until 1985.
He was promoted to Regional Manager of
Tidewater's business activities in the Middle
East, India and East Africa in 1985 and remained
in that position until 1986, at which time he
assumed responsibility for Tidewater's joint
ventures and businesses in Mexico. Taylor
assumed responsibility for Tidewater's business
activities in Venezuela as well as Mexico in
1992 followed by a promotion to corporate Vice
President in 1993. In 1995, he assumed
responsibility for all Tidewater business
activities in the Americas south of the Rio
Grande, including the Caribbean. He was promoted
to Executive Vice President in December of 2000
with continuing operations responsibilities in
Brazil, Mexico, Trinidad and Venezuela, Angola,
West Africa, Nigeria and the North Sea, as well
as overseeing the coordination of all
international sales activities.
In October of 2001, Taylor was appointed as
President and immediately began overseeing every
aspect of Tidewater's worldwide operations. He
assumed the position of Chief Executive Officer
from former Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer, William C. O'Malley, in March of 2002,
and also was made Chairman in July of 2003. He
has served as director for Whitney Holding
Corporation since 2002 and ABS American Bureau
of Shipping since 2003. He has been a member of
Tidewater’s Board of Directors since 2001.
Taylor is fluent in Italian, Spanish and
Portuguese with a working knowledge of French.
He has a B.A. in English from Tulane
University (1971) an MSBA from Boston University
(1977), and completed the Harvard Advanced
Management Program in 2000. |
