Tidewater Promotes Platt

Tidewater Inc. promoted Jeffrey M. Platt, from senior vice president of the company to the position of executive vice president. Platt will be responsible for overseeing the day-to-day marine operations of the company, both domestically and internationally. Platt is a 1979 graduate of the University of Pittsburgh with a degree in Electrical Engineering. He joined Tidewater in 1996 as general manager of its business activities in Brazil. In 2001, he assumed responsibility for Tidewater's joint ventures and business in Mexico. In November 2001, Platt was promoted to the position of corporate vice president with responsibility for all of Tidewater's business activities in South America, Mexico and the Caribbean. In March 2004, he was promoted to senior vice president. In this role, he was responsible for the Americas and operations activities in the Middle East and India. His Tidewater service followed a 15-year career with Schlumberger Well Services and Rollins Environmental Services.