Hercules Offshore Promotes ­­Troy Carson To SVP & CFO, Replacing Stephen Butz

(RTTNews) - Hercules Offshore, Inc. (HERO) said it has promoted ­­Troy Carson to Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective November 21, 2014. He replaces Stephen Butz, who resigned as the company's Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective November 21, 2014, to join Rowan Companies plc as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer.

Presently, Carson is serving as Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer. He joined the firm as Vice President and Corporate Controller in March 2007, was named to Principal Accounting Officer in July 2008, and was named Chief Accounting Officer in May 2010. At the same time, Craig Muirhead, currently serving as Vice President and Treasurer, has been appointed to Vice President of Investor Relations and Planning, while Son P. Vann, currently serving as Vice President of Investor Relations and Planning, would assume the role of Vice President Corporate Development and Treasurer.