May 14, 2010 (FinancialWire) — Seahawk Drilling, Inc. (NASDAQ: HAWK) said James R. "Jim" Easter has been named as senior vice president and chief financial officer. Easter served as a vice president at McDermott International, Inc., in Houston, Texas from 2006 to 2008.

Easter graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a bachelor of arts in1977, and later received his masters in business administration from Thunderbird, The American Graduate School of International Management.

Steve Manz, who has served as senior vice president and chief financial officer of Seahawk Drilling since its spin off from Pride International, Inc. in 2009, has retired from the company.

The company also said that Robert E. Moore has joined the company as vice president, corporate development and planning. He earned a bachelor of business administration and masters of business administration from Baylor University.

Seahawk Drilling, Inc. is an offshore drilling company headquartered in Houston, Texas.

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