The Board of Directors of Cal Dive International Inc. appointed Mr. Donald D. Patteson, Jr. to the company's Board as an independent director. Mr. Patteson's appointment expands the Board to five directors, four of whom are independent. Mr. Patteson will serve on each of the Board's three standing committees (Audit, Compensation and Corporate Governance and Nominating).

Mr. Patteson has served in various managerial and finance and accounting roles in the oil and gas industry throughout his career, including with Atwood Oceanics, Houston Offshore International, and Western Oceanic. Mr. Patteson was most recently the founder and Chairman of Sovereign Business Forms Inc. and prior to this he served as Managing Director of Sovereign Capital Partners. Mr. Patteson currently also serves on the boards of Rosetta Resources Inc. and Carriage Services Inc.