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Tidewater Executive Compensation (FY25)

TDW · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2025 only

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Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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Quintin Kneen
Latest say-on-pay support
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June 16, 2026
Chief executive pay ratio
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To the median employee

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Who is Tidewater's chief executive and what were they paid?
Total compensation for Quintin Kneen, President, Chief Executive Officer, and Director, came to $5,732,208 in fiscal 2025.
What was Tidewater's say-on-pay result?
For fiscal 2025, shareholders backed the say-on-pay proposal with 99.1% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held June 16, 2026.
Which companies are in Tidewater's peer group?
The disclosed peer group includes Bristow Group Inc., Core Laboratories Inc., Dorian LPG Ltd., Forum Energy Technologies, Inc. and Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc., among others.
What is Tidewater's chief executive pay ratio?
The company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 106:1 for fiscal 2025, against median employee compensation of $54,200.

Executive compensation

Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Quintin Kneen
President, Chief Executive Officer, and Director
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
David Darling
Senior Advisor (Former Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer)
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Samuel Rubio
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Chief Accounting Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Daniel Hudson
Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer, and Secretary
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Piers Middleton
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. A negative change in pension value is shown but, as the company reports it, not included in the total.

Equity awards granted

Individual awards as disclosed: type, date, unit counts at each level, and grant date value.
Fiscal 2025
OfficerAwardGrant dateThreshold unitsTarget unitsUnits grantedMaximum unitsExercise priceGrant date fair value
Daniel A. HudsonPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Daniel A. HudsonRSU◇——◇——◇
David E. DarlingRSU◇——◇——◇
David E. DarlingPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Piers D. MiddletonRSU◇——◇——◇
Piers D. MiddletonPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Quintin V. KneenRSU◇——◇——◇
Quintin V. KneenPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Samuel R. RubioPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Samuel R. RubioRSU◇——◇——◇
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. Threshold, target and maximum apply only to performance awards and are never shown for time-based or option awards.

Outstanding awards

Awards still held at fiscal year end.
As disclosed at fiscal 2025 year end
OfficerAwardUnvested unitsMarket value of unvested unitsExercise priceExpires
Daniel HudsonPSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Piers MiddletonPSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Quintin KneenPSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Samuel RubioPSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2025
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Dick F. Fagerstal
Board chair
◇◇———◇◇
Louis A. Raspino
◇◇———◇◇
Melissa L. Cougle
◇◇———◇◇
Kenneth H. Traub
◇◇———◇◇
Lois K. Zabrocky
◇◇———◇◇
Darron M. Anderson
◇◇———◇◇
Robert E. Robotti
◇◇———◇◇
Quintin V. Kneen served on the board in fiscal 2025 and received no compensation for board service. Executive directors are typically paid through their executive roles, shown above.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Director fee schedule

The standing retainers and premiums the board pays, as published.
Board cash retainer◇
Board equity retainer◇
Total board retainer◇
Board chair premium◇
Audit committee chair◇
Compensation committee chair◇
Nominating and governance chair◇
Equity is delivered as restricted stock units.

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
  • Bristow Group Inc. VTOL
  • Core Laboratories Inc. CLB
  • Dorian LPG Ltd. LPG
  • Forum Energy Technologies, Inc. FET
  • Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. HLX
  • Innovex International, Inc. INVX
  • International Seaways, Inc. INSW
  • Kirby Corporation symbol not shown
  • Matson, Inc. MATX
  • Oceaneering International, Inc. OII
  • Oil States International, Inc. OIS
  • TETRA Technologies, Inc. TTI
  • Transocean Ltd. RIG

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025June 16, 2026=◇◇◇
2024June 5, 2025=◇◇◇
2023June 6, 2024=◇◇◇
2022June 26, 2023=◇◇◇
2021June 14, 2022=◇◇◇
2020June 8, 2021=◇◇◇
2019July 28, 2020=◇◇◇
2018April 30, 2019=◇◇◇
2015July 21, 2016=◇◇◇

Chief executive pay ratio

As calculated and reported by the company.
Ratio
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Median employee compensation
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Citations

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179 figures on this page: 170 cited to the filing that reported them, 9 calculated from figures it prints.
170 cited to the filing
9 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001104659-26-075757
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  2. 0001104659-26-050441
    Director Compensation · Fiscal 2025 Grants of Plan-Based Awards · Fiscal 2025 Summary Compensation Table · Outstanding Equity Awards at 2025 Fiscal Year End · and 1 more section
  3. 0001104659-25-058581
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  4. 0001104659-24-069633
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  5. 0001437749-23-018556
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  6. 0001437749-22-015914
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  7. 0001437749-21-014498
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  8. 0001193125-20-206369
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  9. 0001193125-19-130757
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  10. 0001193125-16-656127
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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Peers Tidewater discloses

The companies named in TDW's own disclosed peer group.

Bristow Group Inc.Core Laboratories Inc.Dorian LPG Ltd.Forum Energy Technologies, Inc.Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc.Innovex International, Inc.International Seaways, Inc.Matson, Inc.Oceaneering International, Inc.Oil States International, Inc.TETRA Technologies, Inc.

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APA
Velarion Company Intelligence. (2026). Velarion database: executive and board compensation data (Version 2026Q3) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854
BibTeX
@misc{velarionData2026,
  author = {{Velarion Company Intelligence}},
  title = {Velarion database: executive and board compensation data},
  year = {2026},
  version = {2026Q3},
  doi = {10.5281/zenodo.22283854},
  publisher = {Zenodo},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854}
}
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