HOUSTON, Jan. 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Oceaneering
International, Inc. (NYSE:OII) today announced that Ms. Karen
H. Beachy and Dr. Kavitha Velusamy
have joined Oceaneering's Board of Directors as independent,
non-executive directors in Classes II and III, respectively.
Ms. Beachy's and Dr. Velusamy's initial terms of
office extend until Oceaneering's Annual Meeting of
Shareholders in 2021 and 2022, respectively. Ms.
Beachy has been appointed to the Compensation Committee of the
Board and Dr. Velusamy has been appointed to the Audit Committee of
the Board.
Ms. Beachy has over 25 years of corporate strategy, operations
management and consulting experience with energy and utilities
businesses. Most recently, Ms. Beachy served in the planning,
innovation and supply-chain leadership of Black Hills Corporation,
a South Dakota-based natural gas
and electric utility, from 2014 until December 2020, culminating in her role as Senior
Vice President, Growth and Strategy. Prior to that time, Ms.
Beachy's career included over 15 years in strategic planning,
operations management and consulting with other energy and
utilities businesses, including Vectren Corporation and
LG&E-Kentucky Utilities, and her own consulting firm. Ms.
Beachy holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and a Master
of Science in Management, both from Purdue
University.
Dr. Velusamy has over 20 years of experience in telepresence and
robotics technology development and delivery. Currently she
serves as Vice President, Software Engineering for Leia, Inc., a
display technology company spun off from Hewlett Packard Labs,
which she joined in July 2020. She began her career with
Motorola India in 1999 and, during the course of her career, has
been recognized for her contributions to a variety of
transformative technologies, including for Amazon, Bossa Nova
Robotics, Cisco Systems, iMerit and NVIDIA. Dr. Velusamy
holds a Bachelor of Engineering and a Master of Engineering in
Electronics and Communication Engineering from the College of
Engineering, Guindy of Anna
University and a Doctor of Philosophy in Signal Processing from the
Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore.
John R. Huff, Oceaneering's
Chairman of the Board, stated, "We are very pleased to welcome Ms.
Beachy and Dr. Velusamy to Oceaneering's Board. Our
continuing development and delivery of technology-focused solutions
supporting energy transition and remote operations that enhance job
safety and reduce environmental impacts are strengthened by their
knowledge and experience. Each brings deep and diverse expertise
that is significant and meaningful to Oceaneering's operations and
strategic vision."
Oceaneering is a global provider of engineered services and
products, primarily to the offshore energy industry. Through the
use of its applied technology expertise, Oceaneering also serves
the defense, aerospace and entertainment industries.
For more information on Oceaneering, please visit
www.oceaneering.com.
Contact:
Mark Peterson
Vice President, Corporate Development and Investor
Relations
Oceaneering International, Inc.
713-329-4507
investorrelations@oceaneering.com
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