Leadership
Board of Directors
Charles M. (Chuck) Sledge was appointed to Noble’s Board of Directors in February 2021.
Mr. Sledge previously served as the Chief Financial Officer of Cameron International Corporation, an oilfield services company, from 2008 until its sale to Schlumberger Limited in 2016. Prior to that, he served as the Corporate Controller of Cameron International Corporation from 2001 until 2008. He currently serves on the boards of Weatherford International plc, where he serves as chairman, Talos Energy, Inc. and New Fortress Energy (each public). He previously served on the boards of Stone Energy Corp., and Vine Energy, Inc. (each public).
Mr. Sledge received a BS in Accounting from Louisiana State University and is a graduate of the Advanced Management Program at Harvard University.
Erik Bergöö was appointed to Noble’s Board of Directors in April 2026.
Mr. Bergöö was named Head of Shipping and Offshore Portfolio at A.P. Møller Holding A/S, an investment company and parent company of the A.P. Møller Group, in July 2023, and before that he served as Head of Financial Investments of A.P. Møller Holding A/S since 2016. Prior to joining A.P. Møller Holding A/S, Mr. Bergöö gained extensive experience in various roles within global financial markets across Scandinavia, the UK, and Singapore. Mr. Bergöö is currently on the boards of DOF Group ASA (public), where he also serves as Vice Chairman, Maersk Product Tankers A/S (private), A.P. Møller Maritime ApS (private), Ammonia Carriers A/S (private), and APMH Invest V ApS (private).
Mr. Bergöö holds a Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Industrial Engineering and Management from Chalmers University of Technology.
Patrice Douglas was appointed to Noble’s Board of Directors in September 2024.
Ms. Douglas is an attorney representing energy companies, financial institutions, municipalities and utilities on legal, regulatory and compliance matters. From 2011 to 2015, Ms. Douglas served on the Oklahoma Corporation Commission (the “OCC”), including as Chairman of the OCC beginning in 2012. She served as Executive Vice-President of First Fidelity Bank from 2008 to 2011, and as Senior Vice-President and then President of Spirit Bank from 2004 to 2008. Ms. Douglas also served as Mayor of Edmond, Oklahoma from 2009 through 2011. Ms. Douglas has served on the board of Mercy Health System (private) since 2025. Previously, Ms. Douglas served as a member of the board of directors of Amplify Energy Corp. (public) from 2021 through 2025, as a member of the board of directors of Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. (public) from 2023 to 2024, as a member of the board of directors of Midstates Petroleum Company, Inc. from 2016 through 2019, and as a member of the board of directors of Bank SNB and Southwest Bancorp, Inc.from 2016 to 2018.
Ms. Douglas received a Bachelor of Science degree from Oklahoma Christian University and a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Oklahoma.
Robert W. Eifler was appointed to Noble’s Board of Directors in May 2020.
Mr. Eifler was named President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company in May 2020. Previously, Mr. Eifler served as Senior Vice President, Commercial of the Company from August 2019 until assuming his current role. He served as Senior Vice President, Marketing and Contracts of the Company from February to August 2019, and as Vice President and General Manager – Marketing and Contracts of the Company from July 2017 to February 2019. Before that, Mr. Eifler led the Company’s marketing and contracts efforts for the Eastern Hemisphere while based in London. From November 2013 to March 2015, he worked for Hercules Offshore, Inc., an offshore driller, as Director, International Marketing. Mr. Eifler originally joined the Company in February 2005 as part of the management development program and held numerous operational and marketing roles with increasing responsibility around the world until joining Hercules Offshore, Inc. in 2013.
Mr. Eifler received a B.S. in Systems and Information Engineering from the University of Virginia and an Acton MBA in Entrepreneurship.
Claus V. Hemmingsen was appointed to Noble’s Board of Directors in October 2022.
Mr. Hemmingsen served as Chairman for Maersk Drilling from September 2016 to November 2022, and before that was the CEO of Maersk Drilling from 2005 to 2016. Mr. Hemmingsen originally joined A.P. Moller – Maersk in 1981 as a shipping trainee. After completing his shipping education, he moved to Maersk Drilling, before serving in Maersk Line from 1989, including 12 years in both Hong Kong and Singapore. In 2003 he returned to the head office in Copenhagen as Senior Vice President in Maersk’s global container activities, while also being responsible for APM Terminals until 2004. In 2016, he took up a number of other senior roles, including that of Vice CEO of A.P. Moller – Maersk. He left A.P. Moller – Maersk A/S in 2019. Mr. Hemmingsen is currently on the boards of, and serves as chairman of the board for each of, DFDS A/S (public), Ramboll A/S (private) and Innargi A/S (private). Mr. Hemmingsen also serves on the Board of A.P. Moller Holding A/S (private) and as managing director of CHV Consulting APS (private). He formerly served on the boards of Maersk Drilling A/S (public) and HusCompagniet A/S (public). Mr. Hemmingsen has studied management at London Business School and Cornell University, and gained an Executive MBA from IMD in 2007.
Alan J. Hirshberg was appointed to Noble’s Board of Directors in February 2021.
Mr. Hirshberg currently owns VOR Advisors, Inc., a consulting firm. Prior to that he served as a Senior Advisor at Blackstone Management Partners, which provides asset management services, from January 2019 to January 2022. He joined ConocoPhillips, an oil and gas company, in 2010 as its Senior Vice President, Planning and Strategy, and retired in January 2019 as its Executive Vice President, Production, Drilling and Projects, a position he held since April 2016. In this role, he had responsibility for ConocoPhillips’ worldwide operations, as well as supply chain, aviation, marine, major projects, drilling and engineering functions. Prior to joining ConocoPhillips, Mr. Hirshberg worked at Exxon and ExxonMobil for 27 years, serving in various senior leadership positions in upstream research, production operations, major projects and strategic planning. His last role at ExxonMobil was Vice President of Worldwide Deepwater and Africa Projects. Mr. Hirshberg was formerly on the board of McDermott International, Inc. (private). Mr. Hirshberg was formerly on the board of Sitio Royalties (f/k/a Falcon Minerals Corporation (public)).
Mr. Hirshberg received Bachelor and Master of Science degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Rice University.
Keith Jennings was appointed to Noble’s Board of Directors in November 2023.
Mr. Jennings is currently CFO of Array Technologies, Inc. (public), a manufacturer in the solar energy sector. Mr. Jennings served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Weatherford International, an oilfield service company, from September 2020 to August 2022, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Calumet Specialty Products Partners, a manufacturer of a diversified slate of specialty branded products in various consumer and industrial markets, from October 2019 to August 2020, Vice President, Finance of Eastman Chemical Company from 2018 to 2019, Vice President & Treasurer of Eastman Chemical Company from 2016 to 2018 and Vice President & Treasurer of Cameron International from 2009 to 2016. He previously served on the board of 5E Advanced Materials, Inc. (public).
Mr. Jennings holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Toronto and a Master of Business Administration from Columbia University and is a Chartered Professional Accountant.
Mr. Miller is Chairman of the Board of Directors, President and Chief Executive Officer of Halliburton. Since joining Halliburton in 1997, Mr. Miller has served in several roles, including Chief Operating Officer, Senior Vice President of Business Development, Regional Vice President of Gulf of Mexico, and Operations Vice President of Angola and Indonesia.
Mr. Miller holds a Bachelor of Science in agriculture and business from McNeese State University in Lake Charles, Louisiana, and a Master of Business Administration from Texas A&M University. He is a certified public accountant and a member of the Advisory Council for Texas A&M University Dwight Look College of Engineering. He also serves on the board of directors for American Petroleum Institute, Greater Houston Partnership, National Petroleum Council, and is a foundation board member for The Council on Recovery.
Management Team
Mr. Eifler was named President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company in May 2020. Previously, Mr. Eifler served as Senior Vice President, Commercial of the Company from August 2019 until assuming his current role. He served as Senior Vice President, Marketing and Contracts of the Company from February to August 2019, and as Vice President and General Manager – Marketing and Contracts of the Company from July 2017 to February 2019. Before that, Mr. Eifler led the Company’s marketing and contracts efforts for the Eastern Hemisphere while based in London. From November 2013 to March 2015, he worked for Hercules Offshore, Inc., an offshore driller, as Director, International Marketing. Mr. Eifler originally joined the Company in February 2005 as part of the management development program and held numerous operational and marketing roles with increasing responsibility around the world until joining Hercules Offshore, Inc. in 2013.
Mr. Barker was named Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Noble in January 2024 and was previously Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since March 2020. He joined Noble following investment banking positions at Moelis & Company which he held from 2019 to 2020 and JPMorgan Chase & Co prior to 2019 where he specialized in oilfield services and equipment.
Mr. Barker graduated magna cum laude from Rice University, where he earned a B.A. in Mathematical Economic Analysis and Managerial Studies.
Ms. Alting was named Senior Vice President of Operational Excellence & Sustainability of Noble in January 2024. Previously, Ms. Alting served as Senior Vice President of Operational Excellence since October 2022. Before joining Noble, Ms. Alting served as Senior Vice President and Head of Integrity and Projects of Maersk Drilling since June 2020. Previously, she served as Vice President and Head of Engineering and Projects of Maersk Drilling from June 2018. Prior to that, she served in several roles with Maersk Drilling from May 2009, including Deputy Asset Manager, Project Team Lead, and Senior Project Engineer. Before joining Maersk Drilling, Ms. Alting served with Maersk Oil from November 2003 to May 2009. She has served on the Board of Maersk Drilling as an employee elected member since March 2019 and is a member of the Advisory Boards of MCEDD and the IASC/SPE International Drilling Conference. Ms. Alting holds an MSc in Chemistry from the Technical University of Denmark and a PMD from IESE Business School.
Mr. Denton was named Senior Vice President of Marketing & Contracts of Noble in October 2022. Previously, he served as Director of Marketing and Contracts for Noble from January 2017 until assuming his position as Vice President in March 2020, where he led Noble’s marketing and contracts efforts for the Middle East and India while based in Dubai. Prior to that, Mr. Denton served as our Project Director from March 2012 to January 2017 based in Korea and Houston, and as Project Manager from August 2010 to March 2012 based in Singapore. Before that, he led Noble’s newbuild project electrical engineering efforts for dynamically positioned drilling assets as a consultant based first in Houston and then in Singapore. Before joining Noble, Mr. Denton worked for a Houston-based electrical integration company supplying power generation and controls equipment primarily to the marine and drilling industry worldwide.Mr. Denton Bachelor of Science in Industrial Distribution from Texas A&M University’s College of Engineering.
Ms. Howard was named Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary in April, 2023. Prior to joining Noble, Ms. Howard served as Vice President, Assistant General Counsel and Assistant Corporate Secretary of Kraton Corporation, a specialty chemicals company, with which she was employed from September 2015 to March 2022. Before joining Kraton Corporation, Ms. Howard was a corporate associate with Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP in its Houston, Texas Office.
Ms. Howard holds a BA in History and Politics from Durham University in the United Kingdom, and a Juris Doctor degree from American University Law School.
Mr. Ipsen was named Senior Vice President of Human Resources of Noble in January 2024 and was previously Vice President of Human Resources since October 2022. Prior to joining Noble, he served as Vice President and Head of HR Partnering of Maersk Drilling since October 2021. Prior to joining Maersk Drilling, Mr. Ipsen served as Head of Talent Development – Northern Europe & Russia of TotalEnergies, an energy and petroleum company, since January 2020, and as Head of Human Resources – Denmark of TotalEnergies from March 2018 to January 2020. Previously, he held senior positions within human resources at Maersk Drilling, Maersk Oil and TotalEnergies, including working on the integration of Maersk Oil into TotalEnergies. Mr. Ipsen started his career as a line officer in the Danish Armed Forces where he served for 16 years.
Mr. Ipsen holds a Master of Military Studies from the Royal Danish Defence College.
Mr. Kawaja was named Senior Vice President of Operations of Noble in October 2022. He has over 25 years of experience in offshore rig operations and project management. Previously, Mr. Kawaja served as Regional Manager – Western Hemisphere, where he led all of Noble’s shorebased and offshore operations in North and South America, from August 2014 until assuming his position as Vice President of Operations in October 2020. Prior to that, Mr. Kawaja served in various roles including Operations Manager, Drilling Superintendent, and Project Manager since joining Noble in 1996.
Mr. Hunt was named Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer of Noble in November 2025. Prior to joining Noble, he served as Chief Accounting Officer of Aris Water Solutions, a produced water handling and treatment company, from July 2023 until Aris Water Solutions was acquired by Western Midstream in October 2025, after serving as Director of Technical Accounting and Financial Reporting from March 2022 to June 2023. Before joining Aris Water Solutions, he served as Director of Accounting Policy at ConocoPhillips, a hydrocarbon exploration and production company, from January 2021 to March 2022. Prior to that, Mr. Hunt served in various accounting roles at Concho Resources, an oil and natural gas company, from September 2014 to January 2021, including as Director, Technical Accounting and Special Projects when Concho Resources was acquired by ConocoPhillips. Mr. Hunt started his career in the Assurance practice of Ernst & Young LLP. Mr. Hunt holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting and a Masters of Accountancy from Brigham Young University, and he is a licensed certified public accountant in the State of Texas.