Brandeis University News

Transocean Ltd. (NYSE: RIG) (SIX: RIGN) has announced  that, effective immediately, Allen M. Katz, has joined the company and will serve as Interim Senior Vice President and General Counsel through June 30, 2013.     Subject to mutual agreement, Mr. Katz's employment with Transocean can be extended through December 31, 2013.  Mr. Katz has served as an advisor to the company since June 2010. Prior to Transocean, Mr. Katz served as managing partner at Munger, Tolles & Olson, LLP, initially joining the firm in 1974.  He earned his Juris Doctorate from Stanford Law School in 1972 and received his undergraduate degree from Brandeis University in 1969, graduating cum laude.  Mr. Katz is a member of the California, 9th Circuit and is admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court.

Board to expand to eleven from eight; seven New Board Members Join Four Existing Directors; Four Directors Retire. Horizon Lines, a domestic ocean shipping company, today announced that it will expand its Board of Directors to 11 members from eight, effective November 25, 2011. In conjunction with the expansion, seven new directors will be appointed and four of the existing eight directors will retire. • Jeffrey A. Brodsky, Kurt M. Cellar, Carol B. Hallett, James LaChance, Steven L. Rubin, Martin Tuchman and David N. Weinstein will join the board as independent directors.