Senior Management

Mr. 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, Mr. Larson was employed by Baker Hughes Incorporated for more than 20 years, where he held various leadership and technical positions, including serving 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 NPK International Inc. (previously 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.

Mr. Childress joined Oceaneering in 2020 as Senior Vice President, Business Development and assumed his current role 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.

Mr. Curtis became Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer in 2015. Prior to that time, Mr. Curtis served as Senior Vice President, Operations Support from 2014. Mr. Curtis joined Oceaneering as Financial Controller in 1995.

Ms. Kriendler was appointed to her current position 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.

Mr. Laura assumed his current role in 2025.  Prior to that time, from 2014 to 2022 he served in the positions of Senior Vice President, 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.

Ms. 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. 

Mr. 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. 

Mr. 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.

Mr. 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 in 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.

Mr. 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.

Mr. 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.

Mrs. 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 Anderson. Mrs. Dunn holds a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting from Louisiana State University and is a Certified Public Accountant.