Odyssey Marine Exploration Inc.

George Knutsson is the president and chairman of American Boat Trailer Rental Company, Inc., which is the largest provider of boat trailer rentals in the southeast United States. In 1978, he founded Dollar Rental Car of Florida and served as chief executive officer until he sold the company in 1990. Knutsson also owned and operated Pirates Cove Marina in the Tampa Bay area from 1984 until 1995. From 1995 to 1999, he was the founder and chief financial officer of Pro-Tech Monitoring, which uses patented GPS/cellular technology in the monitoring and tracking of felons worldwide.

George Becker joined Odyssey as Chief Operating Officer during April 2002. From 1992 until April 2002, Mr. Becker was the President of George J. Becker Jr. & Associates, consultants to companies in the leisure, themed attraction and hospitality industries. Mr. Becker is a senior executive with thirty years experience in major leisure industry profit center development, management, marketing, staffing and operations. For twenty-two years, Mr. Becker was involved in the development and management of the Sea World marine life parks in the United States and served at various times in several positions including as the former Executive Vice President of Sea World Inc., Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Sea World of Texas, President and Chief Executive Officer of Sea World of California and President and Chief Executive Officer of Sea World of Florida. In 1997 Mr. Becker became President of Entercitement LLC. He led the creative concept and design of a proposed theme park in Indianapolis, Indiana. Park development was stopped in 1998 due to a lack of financing and Mr. Becker resigned in 1999 from Entercitement. Mr. Becker has been recognized as a tourism leader for his work in several regions of the country. A skilled new business developer and team builder, Mr. Becker is known for creating viable management teams, achieving excellent productivity and harmony between employees of widely divergent skills and personalities. Mr. Becker has been active in a number of national, regional and state visitor organizations. He served as Executive Director of the Florida Tourism Commission. In 1983, he was President of the Florida Chamber of Commerce and in 1984 he chaired Governor Bob Graham's Commission on Public Facility Financing.

Greg Stemm is the Co-founder, CEO and Chairman of Odyssey Marine Exploration, Inc. (NASDAQ CM: OMEX) the world leader in the exploration and archaeological excavation of deep-ocean shipwrecks. A pioneer in the emerging field of deep ocean exploration, Mr. Stemm has played an important role in the development of new technologies and private sector standards for underwater cultural heritage resource management since 1987, when he and his partner John Morris bought their first research vessel and ROV system and embarked on a mission to create a company dedicated to developing private sector exploration of shipwrecks while adhering to the highest standards of archaeology. Mr. Stemm’s first major deep-ocean shipwreck project was the “Tortugas” project, a Colonial Spanish shipwreck that was the world’s first complete remote robotic archaeological excavation. Conducted in 1990-1991 at a depth of nearly 1,500 feet, it was the first project of its kind to integrate acoustic positioning and detailed photography to create deep ocean photomosaic and stands as the world’s first complete deep ocean archaeological excavation of a historical shipwreck site. Under his leadership, Odyssey discovered and excavated over 51,000 coins and 14,000 artifacts from the SS Republic, a shipwreck lost in 1865 approximately 100 miles off the coast of Georgia in 2003 and 2004. In 2007 Odyssey announced the discovery and archaeological excavation of over 500,000 (more than 17 tons) of silver and gold coins from a shipwreck site in the Atlantic code-named “Black Swan”. Mr. Stemm has directed operations which have resulted in the discovery of hundreds of shipwrecks, ranging from ancient Roman and Phoenician sites to previously undiscovered U-boats and pirate ships in the deep oceans of the world. Mr. Stemm has authored many papers and articles on deep-ocean shipwreck exploration and archaeological excavation, and has given over 100 lectures on the subject to a variety of venues including The Explorers Club, Institute of Nautical Archaeology, Young President’s Organization, World President’s Organization, World Business Council, Association of Dive Contractors, and The UK National Shipwreck Conference and is a frequent enrichment lecturer for Cunard, Silver Seas, and Seabourn Cruise Lines. He was a panelist at the 1998 Law of the Sea Institute, and was appointed for four consecutive terms to the United States delegation to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) expert meeting to negotiate the Convention for the Protection of Underwater Cultural Heritage. He has appeared on many television and radio programs including NPR, C-NBC, Bloomberg TV, The TODAY Show, Good Morning America, CBS This Morning, Dateline NBC, FOX Business, FOX News, Oprah, National Geographic Ultimate Explorer, the National Geographic Special “Civil War Gold” (which continues to air on PBS), Discovery Channel Canada, Entertainment Tonight, Inside Edition, Real TV, and all the major network news shows. He has been profiled in leading publications such as FORTUNE Magazine, FORTUNE Small Business, Der SPIEGEL, L’Express, Men’s Vogue, Popular Mechanics, New York Times, London Times, Washington Post, National Geographic Magazine, and other leading press outlets worldwide. He has written for Maritime Heritage Magazine, Anthropology Newsletter, Ocean News & Technology Magazine and was a regular columnist on shipwreck exploration and technology for Underwater Magazine. He was selected as a Fellow of The Explorers Club, and was the founder and past-president of the Professional Shipwreck Explorers Association (ProSEA), a non-profit group that provides a forum through which private sector explorers, archaeologists and governments cooperate to promote ethical policies for dealing with shipwreck resource management. Stemm served as a Founding Director (1986-93) and International President (1992-93) of YEO (Young Entrepreneurs Organization), the world's largest entrepreneur's organization with over 7,000 members in 113 chapters in 24 countries. YEO members average 33 years of age and together represent over $100 Billion in sales annually. He was also a Founder of the Florida Aquarium and member of MENSA, Nautical Archaeology Society, Marine Technology Society, and the World Entrepreneurs Organization, where he served on the International Board of Directors (1997-98).

Jay A. Nudi has served as Principal Accounting Officer of the Company since January 2006 after joining the Company in May 2005 as Corporate Controller. Mr. Nudi has over 20 years of accounting and management experience and is a Certified Public Accountant. Prior to joining the Company, he served as Controller for The Axis Group in Atlanta since 2003. From 2001 to 2003, he served as a consultant to various companies on specific value added tasks. From 2000 to 2001, Mr. Nudi was Director of Financial Reporting for OneSource, Inc., a leading provider of facilities management. From 1997 to 2000, he served as Corporate Controller for Acsys, Inc., a national recruiting firm that was publicly held until it was acquired in 2000. Mr. Nudi received a B.S. degree in Accounting from Penn State University in 1985.

David Morris joined the company in April 1997. Prior to that, Mr. Morris was employed by Seahawk Deep Ocean Technology in Administration from 1994 through 1997, and as manager of the Conservation and Archaeology departments from 1990 through 1994. Prior to 1990, Mr. Morris was employed for ten years at a lubricant blending and manufacturing company, where he rose to the General Manager and President position. He also served as President and General Manager of a Florida construction firm for four years. Mr. Morris graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from Michigan State University in 1974.

Dr. David J. Bederman was appointed Lead Director in 2008 and has been on the Board as a Director since January 2006. Dr. Bederman is a professor of law at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. Since 1991, he has taught international law, admiralty, international institutions, law of international common spaces, legal methods, customary law, as well as seminars on international environmental law and foreign relations power. In addition, he is the Director of International Legal Studies at Emory's Law School.A? Dr. Bederman also leads a private practice and has provided legal counsel to Odyssey since 1998. In private practice, he has been involved with many cases involving the law of the sea, maritime law and shipwreck disputes, and has represented clients in the federal court of appeals, including the U.S. Supreme Court. Prior to joining Emory, Dr. Bederman practiced law in Washington, DC, and worked as a legal advisor at the Iran/United States Claims Tribunal at The Hague. Dr. Bederman has published extensively on diverse legal topics, including legal history, constitutional law, and international legal theory and practice. He has lectured widely and was a visiting professor at New York University and the University of Virginia, and was a Fulbright Distinguished Chair at Osgoode Hall in Toronto. Dr. Bederman holds degrees from Princeton University (A.B.), the University of Virginia (J.D.), and the University of London (M.Sc. and Ph.D.), as well as the Diploma of The Hague Academy of International Law.

Dr. David J. Saul has served as a member of the Company's Board of Directors since October 2001. Dr. Saul was Bermuda's Minister of Finance from 1989 to 1995, and Premier of Bermuda from 1995 to 1997. In addition to his political background, Dr. Saul held two senior posts with Fidelity Investments, from 1984 through 1995, as the President of Fidelity Bermuda and Executive Vice President of Fidelity International. He retired from the firm in 1999 but remains a Director of Fidelity's main international Board, and a Director of some 40 other Fidelity Companies around the world - including the U.K., Bermuda, Jersey, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Cayman Islands, Luxembourg and Taiwan. Dr. Saul's professional activities also include two stints as a Director of the Bermuda Monetary Authority and he currently serves as a Director of Lombard Odier (Bermuda), a subsidiary of the Swiss Bank, and a Director of the London Steam Ship Owners' Mutual Insurance Association (Bermuda) Ltd. A keen oceanographer with a passion for shipwrecks and the sea, he is a founding Trustee of the Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute, a founding Director of the Professional Shipwreck Explorers Association, and a Fellow of The Explorers Club.

George E. Lackman Jr. joined Odyssey Board of Directors in November 2002 and brings experience from a distinguished career in banking, business operations, shipbuilding, international business and public service. Mr. Lackman, a Tampa, Florida native, was founding Chairman and President of Citrus Park Bank, which was sold to Florida National Bank in 1985. As a senior officer of Florida National he served at different times as head of Retail Banking, Business Banking and Commercial Banking for the Tampa area. Following the merger of Florida National and First Union National Bank he started the first Private Banking Program in the Tampa area for First Union. He retired from First Union as Vice President of Corporate Development. Active in Tampa Port affairs for many years, Mr. Lackman spent 25 years in the shipyard business including service as Vice President of Tampa Ship Repair and Dry Dock Company, Tampa's largest shipyard. He was President of Nutri-Sol Chemical Company, Marine Insulation Company, Corban Industries and Acetogen Gas Company of Florida. Mr. Lackman's international experience spans service as President of an International Investment Group, Chairman of the Tampa Chamber of Commerce International Board and as President/Chairman of the Tampa Bay International Business Council. He also served as an Advisor to the Central American Banks with specific emphasis on Guatemala. As a civic leader, Mr. Lackman focused on health care with emphasis on services to reduce infant mortality and improve prenatal care. His leadership contributions ranged from Tampa city organizations to statewide groups, including significant service as the organizer and chair of a state-sponsored health management organization. His involvement in community affairs included leadership in major groups associated with business, development and higher education. Well known for his hobby of delivering yachts throughout the Atlantic seaboard, the Caribbean Islands, Mexico and the Lower Pacific Ocean, George Lackman is also recognized throughout the fishing world as an inventor and holds patents on currently manufactured weedless propellers used on electric fishing motors. Mr. Lackman attended the Georgia Institute of Technology and served as a commissioned officer in the United States Army Corps of Engineers during the Korean War.