---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000950170-23-038522"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: null
cik: "0001465872"
company_name: "VANTAGE DRILLING INTERNATIONAL"
filed_at: "2023-08-04T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-12T05:53:18.464094+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Vantage Drilling appoints Rafael Blattner as CFO; Douglas Stewart remains GC and CCO

## Summary
- Rafael Blattner appointed CFO effective Aug 1, 2023; succeeds Douglas Stewart who resigned as CFO but continues as GC, CCO and Corporate Secretary.
- Blattner, with company since 2013, most recently VP of Corporate Development & MD Managed Rigs Services.
- New employment agreement: base salary $375,000, target annual bonus of 75% of base ($281,250), and severance provisions.
- Severance: one times base plus target bonus in qualifying termination; up to one times base plus average bonus on change of control.
- Non-compete and non-solicit obligations during employment and for one year thereafter.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000950170-23-038522
- form_type: 8-K
- cik: 0001465872
- company_name: VANTAGE DRILLING INTERNATIONAL
- filed_at: 2023-08-04T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1465872/000095017023038522/0000950170-23-038522-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1465872/000095017023038522/ck0001465872-20230801.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-23-038522
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-23-038522.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-23-038522.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Rafael Blattner was appointed as Chief Financial Officer at VANTAGE DRILLING INTERNATIONAL.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Financial Officer
  source text: the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Vantage Drilling International (the “Company”) has appointed Rafael Blattner as Chief Financial Officer (and principal financial officer), effective as of August 1, 2023.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1465872/000095017023038522/0000950170-23-038522-index.htm
- Executive change
  Douglas E. Stewart resigned as Chief Financial Officer at VANTAGE DRILLING INTERNATIONAL.
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Chief Financial Officer
  source text: Douglas E. Stewart, who assumed the responsibilities of Chief Financial Officer in May of 2020, has resigned from the position of Chief Financial Officer as of August 1, 2023, and will continue to serve in his role as the Company’s General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer and Corporate Secretary.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1465872/000095017023038522/0000950170-23-038522-index.htm

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