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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000073756-24-000168"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "OII"
cik: "0000073756"
company_name: "OCEANEERING INTERNATIONAL INC"
filed_at: "2024-11-21T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-29T21:24:03.648772+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.35
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Oceaneering promotes Benjamin Laura to COO effective Jan 1, 2025

## Summary
- Benjamin Laura promoted from SVP & Chief Innovation Officer to SVP & COO, effective January 1, 2025.
- Laura joined Oceaneering in 2014 as Director, Subsea Services and held progressively responsible roles.
- Prior to Oceaneering, he was VP & Managing Director for Baker Hughes do Brasil.
- CEO Rod Larson cited Laura's leadership, vision, and change management as ideal for COO role.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000073756-24-000168
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: OII
- cik: 0000073756
- company_name: OCEANEERING INTERNATIONAL INC
- filed_at: 2024-11-21T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.35
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/73756/000007375624000168/0000073756-24-000168-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/73756/000007375624000168/oii-20241121.htm

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