---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000073756-22-000098"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "OII"
cik: "0000073756"
company_name: "OCEANEERING INTERNATIONAL INC"
filed_at: "2022-08-24T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-23T21:50:21.047570+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Oceaneering CIO Eric Silva to retire; Benjamin Laura named Chief Innovation Officer

## Summary
- Eric A. Silva retires as SVP and Chief Transformation Officer effective Oct 1, 2022; will continue as SVP Strategic Planning during transition.
- Benjamin M. Laura promoted to SVP and Chief Innovation Officer, effective Oct 1, 2022, succeeding Silva.
- Laura will lead IT, Global Engineering, New Product Development, Supply Chain, Quality and Operational Excellence.
- Laura joined Oceaneering in 2014, previously SVP Offshore Projects Group; Silva joined in 2014.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000073756-22-000098
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: OII
- cik: 0000073756
- company_name: OCEANEERING INTERNATIONAL INC
- filed_at: 2022-08-24T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/73756/000007375622000098/0000073756-22-000098-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/73756/000007375622000098/oii-20220818.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000073756-22-000098
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000073756-22-000098.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000073756-22-000098.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Eric A. Silva departed as Senior Vice President and Chief Transformation Officer at OCEANEERING INTERNATIONAL INC.
  - Action: retires
  - Role: Senior Vice President and Chief Transformation Officer
  source text: Eric A. Silva intends to retire as Oceaneering's Senior Vice President and Chief Transformation Officer, effective as of October 1, 2022
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/73756/000007375622000098/0000073756-22-000098-index.htm
- Executive change
  Benjamin M. Laura was appointed as Senior Vice President and Chief Innovation Officer at OCEANEERING INTERNATIONAL INC.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Senior Vice President and Chief Innovation Officer
  source text: Benjamin M. Laura, who will serve as Oceaneering’s Senior Vice President and Chief Innovation Officer as of the Effective Date.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/73756/000007375622000098/0000073756-22-000098-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.