William Chiles Overview
- Firm
- Pelican Energy...
- Primary Position
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Managing Partner
- Primary Industry
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B2B
- Active Board Seats
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- Med. Deal Size
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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
Address
- 2050 West Sam Houston Parkway South
- Suite 1550
- Houston, TX 77042
- United States
William Chiles Positions (1)
Firm name | Firm type | Title | Location | Industry | Since |
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Pelican Energy Partners | Investor | Managing Partner | Houston, TX | PE/Buyout |
William Chiles Board Seats (1)
Company | Industry | Ownership Status | Financing Status | Location | Since |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Pelican Energy Partners III | Pelican Energy Partners | Buyout | Closed | 2018 |
William Chiles FAQs
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Who is William Chiles?
Mr. William Chiles serves as Managing Partner at Pelican Energy Partners.
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How much does William Chiles typically invest?
William Chiles's median deal size is
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What is William Chiles’s main position?
William Chiles’s primary position is Managing Partner.
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How many active board seats does William Chiles hold?
William Chiles holds a board seat in Gulf Island Fabrication.
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