OCEANEERING INTERNATIONAL INC
For the period ended Dec 31, 2025. Filed Feb 20, 2026.
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Information About Our Executive Officers and Directors
Executive Officers. The following information relates to our executive officers as of February 13, 2026:
| NAME | AGE | POSITION | EXECUTIVEOFFICERSINCE | EMPLOYEESINCE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roderick A. Larson | 59 | President and Chief Executive Officer and Director | 2012 | 2012 |
| Earl F. Childress | 60 | Senior Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer | 2020 | 2020 |
| Holly D. Kriendler | 61 | Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer | 2020 | 2016 |
| Benjamin M. Laura | 47 | Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer | 2020 | 2014 |
| Jennifer F. Simons | 49 | Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary | 2023 | 2023 |
| Michael W. Sumruld | 55 | Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | 2026 | 2025 |
| Christopher J. Dyer | 46 | Senior Vice President, Offshore Projects Group | 2022 | 2004 |
| Leonardo P. Granato | 52 | Senior Vice President, Integrity Management and Digital Solutions | 2022 | 2016 |
| Martin J. McDonald | 62 | Senior Vice President, Subsea Robotics | 2015 | 1989 |
| William R. Merz | 62 | Senior Vice President, Aerospace and Defense Technologies | 2025 | 2024 |
| Shaun R. Roedel | 58 | Senior Vice President, Manufactured Products | 2020 | 2009 |
| Catherine E. Dunn | 48 | Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer | 2023 | 2002 |
Each executive officer serves at the discretion of our Board of Directors and is subject to reelection or reappointment each year after the annual meeting of our shareholders. We do not know of any arrangement or understanding between any of the above persons and any other person or persons pursuant to which they were selected or appointed as an officer.
The following summarizes the business experience of our executive officers.
Roderick A. Larson has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Oceaneering since 2017 and as President since 2015. Mr. Larson previously served as Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer from 2012 to 2015. Prior to joining Oceaneering in 2012, Mr. Larson was employed by Baker Hughes Incorporated for more than 20 years, where he held various leadership and technical positions, including most recently as President, Latin America Region from 2011 to 2012 and Vice President of Operations, Gulf of Mexico Region, from 2009 to 2011. He has been a director of Newpark Resources, Inc. since 2014. Mr. Larson serves on the boards of the American Petroleum Institute and the National Ocean Industries Association and was the 2021 Chair of the Energy Workforce and Technology Council.
Earl F. Childress joined Oceaneering in 2020 as Senior Vice President, Business Development and assumed his current role as Senior Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer in the same year. From 2015 to 2020, he served as Executive Vice President of Strategy and Business Development for Teledyne Marine, and as General Manager of Teledyne Seismic and Teledyne RD Instruments. Prior to 2015, Mr. Childress served in sales, marketing and strategy roles for Teledyne, including mergers and acquisitions in marine instrumentation markets.
Holly D. Kriendler was appointed as Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer in 2020, with responsibility for Oceaneering’s human resources, global mobility and operations training functions. She joined Oceaneering in 2016 as Vice President, Human Resources and was appointed as its Chief Human Resources Officer in 2018. Prior to joining Oceaneering, Ms. Kriendler served in human resources leadership positions from 2006 to 2016 at affiliates of Tyco International Ltd. and successor entities, including most recently as Vice President, Human Resources for The ADT Corporation from 2011. Ms. Kriendler has more than 25 years of experience in human resources management.
Benjamin M. Laura assumed the role of Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer in 2025. Prior to that time, from 2014 to 2022 he served in the positions of Senior Vice President and Chief Innovation Officer, Senior Vice President, Offshore Projects Group, Senior Vice President, Service and Rental, Vice President, Service, Technology & Rentals, and Director, Subsea Services in 2014, when he joined Oceaneering. Prior to joining Oceaneering, Mr. Laura worked for Baker Hughes Incorporated as the Vice-President and Managing Director for Baker Hughes do Brasil.
Jennifer F. Simons joined Oceaneering in 2023 as Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary. She previously worked for Parker Drilling Company and various of its subsidiaries (“Parker Wellbore”) from 2010, most recently as Senior Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary from 2020, responsible for legal and compliance, commercial management, enterprise risk management, HSSE, supply chain, quality, and HR information systems. Prior to that, she served in various roles including Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary from 2018, and General Manager of Parker Wellbore’s Canadian offshore drilling operations from 2016. Before Parker Wellbore, Ms. Simons practiced law with Chamberlain, Hrdlicka, White, Williams & Aughtry.
Michael W. Sumruld became Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer in 2026. He joined Oceaneering in 2025 as Senior Vice President, Finance. Prior to that time, Mr. Sumruld served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Parker Drilling Company from 2017 until its sale to Nabors Industries Ltd. in 2025. In that role, he managed the company’s investor relations, corporate development, treasury, finance and accounting, tax, financial planning and analysis, compliance, operations integrity, and information technology organizations. Prior to his time at Parker Drilling Company, Mr. Sumruld held positions at LyondellBasell Industries N.V. and at Baker Hughes Incorporated. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting from the University of Houston, a Master of Business Administration degree from Texas A&M University and is a Certified Public Accountant.
Christopher J. Dyer became Senior Vice President, Offshore Projects Group in 2022. Prior to that time, he served as Vice President, Offshore Projects Group–Americas and Director, Offshore Projects Group–Americas from 2020 to 2022. Prior to our segment realignment, he served within our Service and Rental business unit as: Director, Intervention from 2019; Global Service Line Manager from 2018; and Service Line Manager from 2016. Mr. Dyer joined Oceaneering as a Project Engineer in 2004 in our Space Systems division.
Leonardo P. Granato became Senior Vice President, Integrity Management and Digital Solutions in 2022. Prior to that time, Mr. Granato served as Brazil Country Manager from 2019 and as Business Development–Managing Director Brazil from 2018. Mr. Granato joined Oceaneering as Director of Service Excellence for the Service and Rental business unit in 2016. Prior to joining Oceaneering, Mr. Granato served in roles of increasing responsibility with Baker Hughes Incorporated and Baker Hughes do Brasil, including most recently as Latin America HSE Director from 2014 to 2016.
Martin J. McDonald became Senior Vice President, Subsea Robotics in 2020 and Senior Vice President, Remotely Operated Vehicles in 2016, after 27 years with Oceaneering. Previously, he served as Vice President of Oceaneering’s ROV operations in the eastern hemisphere from 2008, and General Manager of those operations from 2006.
William R. Merz became Senior Vice President, Aerospace and Defense Technologies in 2025. He joined Oceaneering in 2024 as Vice President, Aerospace and Defense Technologies, from his position as Vice President of Operations for Entergy in Houston. Prior to joining Oceaneering, Mr. Merz served 36 years in the U.S. Navy as a nuclear submarine officer, a career that culminated in command of the U.S. Seventh Fleet and senior Pentagon positions as the Navy’s Requirements Officer (OPNAV N9), Operations/Policy Officer (OPNAV N3/N5), and Director of Undersea Warfare.
Shaun R. Roedel became Senior Vice President, Manufactured Products in 2020 and Vice President Subsea Manufactured Products in 2017. He joined Oceaneering in 2009 as Assistant General Manager/Group Project Manager of the umbilical plant in Panama City, Florida. Prior to joining Oceaneering, Mr. Roedel was the head of project management for Siemens Dematic from 1997 to 2004 and the head of project management and construction for Vanderlande Industries from 2004 to 2009. Mr. Roedel served in the U.S. Navy from 1990 to 1997.
Catherine E. Dunn became Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer in 2023. She joined Oceaneering in 2002 and has served as Corporate Controller since 2012. Prior to joining Oceaneering, Mrs. Dunn was with Arthur Andersen. Mrs. Dunn holds a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting from Louisiana State University and is a Certified Public Accountant.
Directors. The following information relates to our directors as of February 13, 2026:
| NAME | POSITION | TITLE AND COMPANY | DIRECTORSINCE |
|---|---|---|---|
| M. Kevin McEvoy | Chair of the Board | Independent Lead Director of EMCOR Group, Inc. | 2011 |
| Karen H. Beachy | Director | Principal Consultant of Think B3 Consulting, LLC and Director of Pangaea Logistics Solutions Ltd. | 2021 |
| William B. Berry | Director | Director (Ret.) of Continental Resources, Inc. | 2016 |
| Deanna L. Goodwin | Director | Director of Arcadis NV and Kosmos Energy Ltd. | 2018 |
| Roger W. Jenkins | Director | Director of Regions Financial Corporation | 2026 |
| Roderick A. Larson | Director | President and Chief Executive Officer of Oceaneering International, Inc. and Director of Newpark Resources, Inc. | 2017 |
| Paul B. Murphy, Jr. | Director | Executive Vice Chairman (Ret.) of Cadence Bank and Director of the general partner of Natural Resource Partners L.P. | 2012 |
| Reema Poddar | Director | Director of Accion Labs Group Holdings, Inc.; and Director of OptimEyes AI | 2024 |
| Jon Erik Reinhardsen | Director | Chairman of Equinor ASA | 2016 |
| Steven A. Webster | Director | Managing Partner of AEC Partners L.P.; Trust Manager of Camden Property Trust; and Director (Ret.) of Callon Petroleum Company | 2015 |
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