March 20, 2009 (FinancialWire) -- Brian R. Ford has been elected to serve on the GulfMark Offshore, Inc. (NYSE: GLF) board of directors. Ford will also serve on the company's audit committee.

Ford currently serves on the board of directors of Drexel University and is a graduate of Rutgers University. He retired as a partner of Ernst & Young LLP, where he was employed for 37 years, and where he was serving global clients. Ford is co-author of the Ernst & Young Business Plan Guide.

GulfMark Offshore, Inc. provides marine transportation services to the energy industry through a fleet of 96 offshore support vessels serving every major offshore energy market throughout the world.

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