August 20, 2015 – Houston, Texas – Oceaneering International, Inc. (NYSE:OII) announced the promotion of Eric A. Silva to Senior Vice President, Operations Support.
Mr. Silva joined Oceaneering in February 2014 as Vice President and Chief Information Officer. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Accounting and is a Certified Public Accountant in the State of Texas.
As Senior Vice President, Operations Support, Mr. Silva will continue his leadership of Information Technology and assume additional responsibility for Human Resources, Supply Chain Management, and Internal Audit. Mr. Silva’s career spans over 30 years in the oilfield service, chemical, energy, and oil and gas industries. In addition to his extensive information technology services leadership experience, he has held internal audit, accounting, financial analysis, and corporate treasury positions and managed, in various capacities, human resources and risk management departments.
Marvin J. Migura, Executive Vice President, stated, “Since Eric joined Oceaneering he has been instrumental in driving strategic alignment of technology and technology services with corporate and business unit goals. He has proven to be a superb builder of effective teams that focus on and collaborate with the business. Eric has been well accepted within the organization and his broad background makes him an ideal candidate to serve an expanded support role with the company.”
Mr. Silva is replacing Alan R. Curtis, who has been appointed Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.
Oceaneering is a global provider of engineered services and products, primarily to the offshore oil and gas industry, with a focus on deepwater applications. Through the use of its advanced applied technology expertise, Oceaneering also serves the defense, entertainment, and aerospace industries.
For further information, please contact Jack Jurkoshek, Director Investor Relations, Oceaneering International, Inc., 713-329-4670, E-mail investorrelations@oceaneering.com.
