Tidewater (TDW) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Quintin V. Kneen, President, Chief Executive Officer, and Director, was paid $5.7M in 2025, down 2% from $5.9M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 106:1, on median employee pay of $54,200.

Filed
April 28, 2026
Annual meeting
June 16, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$5.7M-2% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
106:1median $54,200
CEO pay in equity
68%$3.9M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
96%of votes cast
CEO Target Bonus
937,500Expressed in dollars
Stock Awards % of CEO Pay
68%Based on total compensation
Global Workforce
7,300+People worldwide

How Kneen was paid

$5.7M in total for 2025, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.

Salary13%Stock awards68%Non-equity incentive19%All other compensation0%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Quintin V. KneenPresident, Chief Executive Officer, and Director$5,732,208
Samuel R. RubioExecutive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Chief Accounting Officer$1,989,821
David E. DarlingSenior Advisor (Former Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer)$3,209,739
Daniel A. HudsonExecutive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer, and Secretary$1,809,520
Piers D. MiddletonExecutive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer$1,621,821

What changed and why

  • $5.7MQuintin V. Kneen received total compensation of $5,732,208 for fiscal 2025, reflecting a decrease from $5,870,091 in 2024.
  • $3.9MStock awards for the CEO totaled $3,892,458, which included both RSUs and TSR PRSUs.
  • $1.1MNon-equity incentive plan compensation for the CEO was $1,078,125 for 2025 performance.
  • 96%Stockholders approved the prior year NEO compensation with 96% support at the annual meeting.

About this page

Figures are automated and can be wrong; check the filing for the exact numbers. Totals follow SEC rules, which value stock and option awards at grant. Read the DEF 14A proxy statement for footnotes and the compensation committee's full reasoning.