William Chiles Overview

  • Primary Position
  • Managing Partner

  • Primary Industry
  • B2B

  • Active Board Seats
  • 1

  • Med. Deal Size

  • Med. Valuation

William Chiles General Information

Biography

Mr. William Chiles serves as Managing Partner at Pelican Energy Partners. He is a Co-Founder & serves as President & Chief Executive Officer at Chiles Offshore. He also serves as Chairman & Board Member at Gulf Island Fabrication. He also serves as Director at Basic Energy Services. He served as President, Chief Executive Officer & Director at Bristow Group. Bill joined Bristow in 2004 as CEO, President and a board member after a 32-year career in the offshore oil & gas drilling business. He began his career with Western Oceanic, Inc., as a Floorman, Derrickman, and Driller in the North Sea out of Aberdeen, Scotland, and then Rig Manager, Operations Manager, and VP - Domestic Operations in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. Bill co-founded Chiles Drilling Company in 1977 ("Chiles I"), which later became Chiles Offshore Corporation, which was acquired by Noble Drilling in 1994. After leaving Chiles Offshore, he founded Southwestern Offshore Corporation, operating ten offshore drilling units in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, the Middle East, and Trinidad. He served as CEO & President until Southwestern was acquired by Cliffs Drilling Company in 1996. After Bill left Cliffs, he founded Chiles Offshore Inc. ("Chiles II") and built and operated five ultra-premium jack-up offshore drilling units targeting very deep, high temperature and high-pressure drilling projects in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico and Trinidad. The company was merged into ENSCO International Incorporated in 2002, and Bill became Vice President of Business Development for ENSCO. In 2003, he joined Grey Wolf Inc., a publicly traded land oil & gas drilling company, as Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer until joining Bristow. He also serves on the boards of Basic Energy Services, Gulf Island Fabricators Inc., the National Ocean Industries Association where he was the 2012 Chairman and a member of the Executive Committee, and the Offshore Energy Museum. Bill is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin with a BBA in Petroleum Land Management and earned an MBA at Southern Methodist University. He is also a former trustee of Awty International School and Episcopal High School, and currently serves on the Vestry and is the most recent past Senior Warden of Saint Martin's Episcopal Church.

Contact Information

Primary Position
Managing Partner, Pelican Energy Partners
Education
Southern Methodist University, MBA (Master of Business Administration)
University of Texas, Austin, BBA (Bachelor of Business Administration)
Gender
Male
Email
bc
Phone
+1 (713)
Address
  • 2050 West Sam Houston Parkway South
  • Suite 1550
  • Houston, TX 77042
  • United States
+1 (713)

William Chiles Positions (1)

Firm name Firm type Title Location Industry Since
Pelican Energy Partners Investor Managing Partner Houston, TX PE/Buyout

William Chiles Board Seats (1)

Company Industry Ownership Status Financing Status Location Since
Gulf Island Fabrication Logistics Publicly Held Corporation Houston, TX

William Chiles Lead Partner on Deals (2)

Company Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Deal Status Industry Location
Cougar Helicopters 04-Oct-2012 Secondary Transaction - Private Completed Air Saint John's, Canada
Líder Aviação 26-May-2009 Completed Air Belo Horizonte, Brazil

William Chiles Network (13)

Board Members (6)

Name Company Representing Location From
Michael Keeffe Gulf Island Fabrication Self Houston, TX
Murray Burns Gulf Island Fabrication Gulf Island Fabrication Houston, TX
Gulf Island Fabrication Gulf Island Fabrication Houston, TX
Gulf Island Fabrication Self Houston, TX
Gulf Island Fabrication Gulf Island Fabrication Houston, TX

Portfolio Executives (5)

Name Company Role Deal date Location
Kenneth Norie Cougar Helicopters Chairman & Chief Executive Officer 04-Oct-2012 Saint John's, Canada
Eduardo Vaz Líder Aviação Chief Executive Officer 26-May-2009 Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Líder Aviação Chief Financial Officer 26-May-2009 Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Líder Aviação Chief Information Officer and Data Protection Officer 26-May-2009 Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Líder Aviação Chief Executive Officer and President 26-May-2009 Belo Horizonte, Brazil

Fund Team Members (2)

Name Investor Fund Fund Location
Pelican Energy Partners Houston, TX
Pelican Energy Partners Houston, TX

William Chiles Affiliated Funds (1)

Fund Investor Fund Type Status Vintage Size Dry Powder IRR IRR Quartile
Pelican Energy Partners III Pelican Energy Partners Buyout Closed 2018

William Chiles FAQs

  • Who is William Chiles?

    Mr. William Chiles serves as Managing Partner at Pelican Energy Partners.

  • How much does William Chiles typically invest?

    William Chiles's median deal size is .

  • What is William Chiles’s main position?

    William Chiles’s primary position is Managing Partner.

  • What are the contact details for William Chiles?

    William Chiles’s email address is bc and his phone number is +1 (713) .

  • How many active board seats does William Chiles hold?

    William Chiles holds a board seat in Gulf Island Fabrication.

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