Board of Directors

William (Bill) L. Transier

Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President
Endeavour International Corporation

William L. Transier is chairman of the board of directors, chief executive officer and president of Endeavour International Corporation. He was named to his current position in September 2006. He was one of the original co-founders of Endeavour in 2004 and previously served as co-chief executive officer. Prior to forming Endeavour, Transier was executive vice president and chief financial officer for Ocean Energy, Inc. He began his career in public accounting with KPMG LLP, an international audit and business strategy consulting firm, where he rose to the title of partner and headed its energy practice. Transier is a director of Helix Energy Solutions and Cal Dive International and a former board member of Reliant Resources. He previously served as chairman of the Natural Gas Supply Association, director of the Independent Petroleum Association of America, and as state-appointed chairman of the Texas Online Authority and Department of Information Resources.