John H. Briscoe
Vice President and Controller

John H. Briscoe is Vice President and Controller of Transocean Ltd.

Prior to being named to his current position in late 2007, Mr. Briscoe served as Vice President, Audit and Advisory Services since June 2007 and Director of Investor Relations and Communications from January 2007 to June 2007. From June 2005 to January 2007, Mr. Briscoe served as Finance Director for Transocean’s North and South America Unit.

Prior to joining the company in June 2005, Mr. Briscoe served as Vice President of Accounting for Ferrellgas Inc., the general partner of Ferrellgas Partners L.P., a New York Stock Exchange traded master limited partnership, from July 2003 to June 2005, Vice President of Administration from June 2002 to July 2003 and Division Controller from June 1997 to June 2002.  Prior to working for Ferrellgas, Mr. Briscoe served as Controller for Latin America for Dresser Industries Inc., which has subsequently been acquired by Halliburton, Inc.  Mr. Briscoe started his career with seven years in public accounting beginning with the firm of KPMG and ending with Ernst & Young as an Audit Manager.

Mr. Briscoe is a certified public accountant and holds a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration - Accounting from the University of Texas.