Phil Wedemeyer - Valaris Plc Director

Mr. Phil D. Wedemeyer is Independent Director of the Company. Mr. Wedemeyer became a director in October 2017 in connection with our acquisition of Atwood Oceanics, Inc. where he served as a director since 2011. In July 2011, Mr. Wedemeyer retired as a partner from Grant Thornton LLP, an international accounting firm, where he had served since August 2007. From May 2003 to July 2007, Mr. Wedemeyer served in various capacities with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, including serving as the Director, Office of Research and Analysis, from August 2005 to July 2007 and as a Deputy Director, Division of Registration and Inspection, from March 2004 to August 2005. Prior to his service with the PCAOB, Mr. Wedemeyer spent more than 31 years at Arthur Andersen SC, an international accounting firm, including 22 years as a partner. Mr. Wedemeyer currently serves as a director of Trinity Steel Fabricators, a privatelyheld fabricator of steel structures and vessels and as a director, member of the compensation committee, chairman of the audit committee and designated financial expert of Willbros Group, Inc., an energy infrastructure construction and maintenance company. He also previously served as a member of the Deloitte Audit Quality Advisory Council and the Auditing Standards Board of the AICPA, and is a licensed Certified Public Accountant. Mr. Wedemeyer serves as a member of the Board of Directors of HighGround Advisors, an investment and trust services company serving the nonprofit sector. Mr. Wedemeyer previously served as a director of Powell Industries, Inc., a provider of packaged solutions for the control, monitoring, and distribution of electrical power and other critical processes Horizon Offshore, Inc., a former provider of marine construction services that was acquired by Cal Dive International, Inc. and HMS Income Fund, Inc., a business development company since 2017.