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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Oceaneering International (OII)

Oceaneering promotes Benjamin M. Laura to senior VP and chief operating officer

Neutral Impact 3 of 5 leadership Written later

Oceaneering International's board promoted Benjamin M. Laura, currently Senior Vice President and Chief Innovation Officer, to Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, effective January 1, 2025. The filing discloses a senior management change but no financial results, guidance, or compensation terms for the new role.

Key points

  • Promotion effective January 1, 2025; announced by the board on November 21, 2024
  • Laura, age 45, has been Senior Vice President and Chief Innovation Officer since October 2022 and joined the company in 2014
  • Prior roles include Senior Vice President, Offshore Projects Group (May 2020 to October 2022) and Baker Hughes Vice President and Managing Director for Baker Hughes do Brasil
  • CEO Roderick A. Larson said Laura's experience and record as a change leader make him an ideal fit for the COO role

The filing

CompanyOceaneering International (OII)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECNov 21, 2024, 4:31 PM ET
Accession number0000073756-24-000168

Items reported: 5.02 Director / Officer Change

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 8, 2026, 1:38 AM ET, from this filing only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on November 21, 2024.

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