Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. has appointed Kelly Youngblood as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, to be effective May 3, 2016. Youngblood succeeds Gary T. Krenek, who is retiring after 33 years of service to the Company and its predecessors.
Prior to joining the company, Youngblood held a variety of managerial positions with
Halliburton Company (HAL), where he most recently served as Vice President, Investor Relations. Youngblood joined Halliburton in 1988 as a Staff Accountant and served in numerous financial management positions for Halliburton and its subsidiaries, including Senior Director, Finance - Western Hemisphere and Director, External Reporting and Accounting Research.