John Spath currently serves as Talos’s Executive Vice President and Head of Operations since December 2023. Prior to that, Mr. Spath served as Senior Vice President of Operations, overseeing Production Operations, Drilling and Completions, Facilities and Major Projects, ARO Operations, and Supply Chain. Mr. Spath was promoted in May 2018 to Senior Vice President of Drilling and Production Operations, where he was responsible for several operational functions during varying times, including Production Operations, Production Engineering, Drilling and Completions, ARO Operations, Regulatory Compliance, and Supply Chain. Mr. Spath was appointed Vice President of Production Operations in November 2015, overseeing multiple operational activities, including Production Operations, Production Engineering, ARO Operations, and Facilities Engineering. Mr. Spath joined Talos Energy as a Drilling Manager in 2013.
Mr. Spath has over 28 years of experience in the energy industry. Mr. Spath began his career at McDermott as a Process Engineer, followed by over eight years at Marathon Oil Corporation, leading offshore projects as a Facilities Engineer, Production Foreman, and Deepwater Drilling Engineer. Mr. Spath continued to hold various offshore drilling roles, with five years as an international and Independent Deepwater Consultant on deepwater Drilling and Completion projects for Mariner Energy, Stone Energy, Deep Gulf Energy, and Helix Energy Solutions Group before joining deepwater drilling operations at Talos.
Mr. Spath graduated from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in 1995 with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering and is a licensed professional engineer in the state of Texas. Mr. Spath is a member of the Energy Education Council's Board of Directors. Mr. Spath is also the Chairman of the Ronald McDonald House charity golf tournament.