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Dean Taylor served as a US Naval Officer from 1971-1978. He served aboard a Navy destroyer and a USCG Cutter. He also served as a staff Officer for Commander, US Sixth Fleet.
Taylor started as an assistant manager for Tidewater Inc. in June 1978, in Morgan City, Louisiana, assisting with Company operations in the Gulf of Mexico. He was promoted to General Manager of Tidewater's business activities in Italy in 1979 and remained there until 1981. From Italy, Taylor was transferred to General Manager of Tidewater's business activities in Brazil in 1981 and remained in that position until 1985.
He was promoted to Regional Manager of Tidewater's business activities in the Middle East, India and East Africa in 1985 and remained in that position until 1986, at which time he assumed responsibility for Tidewater's joint ventures and businesses in Mexico. Taylor assumed responsibility for Tidewater's business activities in Venezuela as well as Mexico in 1992 followed by a promotion to corporate Vice President in 1993. In 1995, he assumed responsibility for all Tidewater business activities in the Americas south of the Rio Grande, including the Caribbean. He was promoted to Executive Vice President in December of 2000 with continuing operations responsibilities in Brazil, Mexico, Trinidad and Venezuela, Angola, West Africa, Nigeria and the North Sea, as well as overseeing the coordination of all international sales activities.
In October of 2001, Taylor was appointed as President and immediately began overseeing every aspect of Tidewater's worldwide operations. He assumed the position of Chief Executive Officer from former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, William C. O'Malley, in March of 2002, and also was made Chairman in July of 2003. He has served as director for Whitney Holding Corporation since 2002 and ABS American Bureau of Shipping since 2003. He has been a member of Tidewater�s Board of Directors since 2001.
Taylor is fluent in Italian, Spanish and Portuguese with a working knowledge of French. He has a B.A. in English from Tulane University (1971) an MSBA from Boston University (1977), and completed the Harvard Advanced Management Program in 2000. | 