Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. announced that the Board of Directors has appointed Amy Nelson as a new director. Ms. Nelson, is the president of Greenridge Advisors, LLC, which she founded in 2007 as an energy services and equipment consulting firm focused on the development, execution and financing of growth strategies. Ms. Nelson also currently serves on the board of directors of Apache Corporation. Ms. Nelson will serve as a Class III Director whose term will expire at Helix’s next annual shareholder meeting. Ms. Nelson also was appointed by the Helix Board to serve on the Board’s Audit Committee.