On August 18, 2023, the board of directors of Vantage Drilling International, at a duly convened meeting thereof, approved an increase to the number of directors currently serving on the Board from five to six. Further, at such meeting, the Board exercised its authority pursuant to the Company's memorandum and articles of association, and elected Mr. Gunnar Winther Eliassen to fill the vacancy resulting from said increase, effectively immediately, to hold office until the next annual general meeting of shareholders of the Company or until his successor, if any, is duly elected and qualified. Mr. Eliassen is the Founder and Principal of SNC Winther Holdings Ltd, a private investment company.

Mr. Eliassen served as an investment director at Seatankers Services (UK) LLP, a holding company of assets across several business sectors, from 2016 to 2023. In addition, Mr. Eliassen served as the Chief Executive Officer of ST Energy Transition I Ltd. (NYSE: STET), a special purpose acquisition company targeting energy transition and clean energy technology, from December 2021 until March 2023. Mr. Eliassen previously worked as a Partner at Pareto Securities between 2011 and 2015 and was responsible for executing public and private capital markets transactions with an emphasis on the energy sector.

Mr. Eliassen currently serves on the board of directors of KLX Energy Services Holding, and Golden Close Maritime. Previous experience includes serving on the Board of Directors of NorAm Drilling Company AS, Valaris Ltd., Seadrill Ltd., Aquadrill LLC (formerly known as Seadrill Partners LLC), Quintana Energy Services Inc. and Northern Drilling Ltd. Mr. Eliassen received a Masters degree in Finance from the Norwegian School of Economics.