Transocean Ltd.

LSE:0QOW Stock Report

Market Cap: US$2.3b

Transocean Management

Management criteria checks 2/4

Transocean's CEO is Keelan Adamson, appointed in Feb 2022, has a tenure of 3.33 years. total yearly compensation is $5.16M, comprised of 15.5% salary and 84.5% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.16% of the company’s shares, worth $3.64M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 3.3 years and 11.1 years respectively.

Key information

Keelan Adamson

Chief executive officer

US$5.2m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage15.50%
CEO tenure3.3yrs
CEO ownership0.2%
Management average tenure3.3yrs
Board average tenure11.1yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Keelan Adamson's remuneration changed compared to Transocean's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Mar 31 2025n/an/a

-US$689m

Dec 31 2024US$5mUS$800k

-US$512m

Sep 30 2024n/an/a

-US$623m

Jun 30 2024n/an/a

-US$349m

Mar 31 2024n/an/a

-US$391m

Dec 31 2023US$5mUS$800k

-US$954m

Sep 30 2023n/an/a

-US$1b

Jun 30 2023n/an/a

-US$1b

Mar 31 2023n/an/a

-US$911m

Dec 31 2022US$5mUS$784k

-US$621m

Sep 30 2022n/an/a

-US$531m

Jun 30 2022n/an/a

-US$633m

Mar 31 2022n/an/a

-US$668m

Dec 31 2021US$5mUS$644k

-US$592m

Sep 30 2021n/an/a

-US$369m

Jun 30 2021n/an/a

US$120m

Mar 31 2021n/an/a

-US$274m

Dec 31 2020US$3mUS$600k

-US$567m

Sep 30 2020n/an/a

-US$581m

Jun 30 2020n/an/a

-US$2b

Mar 31 2020n/an/a

-US$1b

Dec 31 2019US$3mUS$600k

-US$1b

Sep 30 2019n/an/a

-US$1b

Jun 30 2019n/an/a

-US$1b

Mar 31 2019n/an/a

-US$2b

Dec 31 2018US$2mUS$524k

-US$2b

Compensation vs Market: Keelan's total compensation ($USD5.16M) is above average for companies of similar size in the UK market ($USD2.34M).

Compensation vs Earnings: Keelan's compensation has increased whilst the company is unprofitable.

CEO

Keelan Adamson (55 yo)

3.3yrs
Tenure
US$5,161,931
Compensation

Mr. Keelan I. Adamson serves as President at Transocean Ltd. since February 11, 2022 and serves as its CEO from 2025, serves as its Director since May 30, 2025 and was its Chief Operating Officer since Jun...

Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Jeremy Thigpen
Executive Chair9.7yrsUS$10.94m0.69%
$ 16.2m
Keelan Adamson
President3.3yrsUS$5.16m0.16%
$ 3.6m
Robert Vayda
Executive VP & CFO1.1yrsUS$2.97m0.029%
$ 684.3k
Brady Long
Executive VP & Chief Legal Officer9.6yrsUS$3.55m0.14%
$ 3.2m
Roderick Mackenzie
Executive VP & Chief Commercial Officer3.3yrsUS$2.86m0.033%
$ 776.2k
Jason Pack
Senior VP & Chief Accounting Officerless than a yearno data0.022%
$ 523.4k
Paul Johnson
Senior Vice President of Technical Servicesno datano datano data
Alison Johnson
Director of Investor Relationsno datano datano data
Janelle Daniel
Senior Vice President of Human Capital Management7.4yrsno datano data
Jess Richards
Senior Vice President of Operationsno datano datano data
Sandro Thoma
Chief Counsel & Corporate Secretaryno datano datano data
Lexington May
Manager of Investor Relationsno datano datano data
3.3yrs
Average Tenure
51yo
Average Age

Experienced Management: 0QOW's management team is considered experienced (3.3 years average tenure).

Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Jeremy Thigpen
Executive Chair9.7yrsUS$10.94m0.69%
$ 16.2m
Keelan Adamson
Presidentless than a yearUS$5.16m0.16%
$ 3.6m
Frederico C. Pinheiro Curado
Independent Director12.1yrsUS$327.95k0%
$ 0
Chadwick Deaton
Lead Independent Director13.1yrsUS$438.14k0.016%
$ 363.8k
Vanessa C. Chang
Independent Director13.1yrsUS$352.95k0.0065%
$ 152.7k
Vincent Intrieri
Independent Director11.1yrsUS$324.18k0.0022%
$ 51.7k
Glyn Barker
Independent Director13.1yrsUS$337.95k0.00033%
$ 7.7k
Domenic Dell'Osso
Independent Director2.1yrsUS$324.15k0%
$ 0
Frederik Mohn
Independent Director7.4yrsUS$317.95k0.0024%
$ 57.0k
Samuel Merksamer
Independent Director12.1yrsUS$317.95k0%
$ 0
William Lacey
Independent Directorless than a yearno datano data
11.1yrs
Average Tenure
55yo
Average Age

Experienced Board: 0QOW's board of directors are seasoned and experienced ( 11.1 years average tenure).

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/06/29 07:13
End of Day Share Price 2025/06/27 00:00
Earnings2025/03/31
Annual Earnings2024/12/31

Data Sources

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Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
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  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Transocean Ltd. is covered by 67 analysts. 11 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
null nullABG Sundal Collier
Kristoffer IdenArctic Securities ASA
null nullArgus Research Company