Oceaneering International, Inc. announced that Benjamin M. Laura, who currently serves as Oceaneering's Senior Vice President, Offshore Projects Group, has been promoted to Senior Vice President and Chief Innovation Officer, effective October 1, 2022. Mr. Laura joined Oceaneering in 2014 as Director of Subsea Services, was appointed as Vice President of Service, Technology & Rentals in 2015, appointed as Senior Vice President, Service & Rental in March 2020 and appointed as Senior Vice President, Offshore Projects Group in May 2020. Prior to joining Oceaneering, Mr. Laura was with Baker Hughes where his most recent position was Vice-President and Managing Director for Baker Hughes do Brasil.

In the newly configured CIO role, Mr. Laura will be assuming certain responsibilities currently held by Eric A. Silva, Senior Vice President and Chief Transformation Officer, who has announced his intention to retire. Mr. Laura's new responsibilities will include the leadership of Information Technology, Global Engineering, New Product Development, Supply Chain Management, Quality and Operational Excellence. Mr. Silva, who joined Oceaneering in 2014, has agreed to continue to serve Oceaneering in a supporting role as Senior Vice President, Strategic Planning during a transition period.