GeoAcoustics Names Dave Holland CTO
veteran joins GeoAcoustics in a newly created position with responsibility for steering development of the highly regarded GeoSwath bathymetric sonar, GeoPulse sub-bottom profiler and Pulsar side scan sonar product ranges.After finishing his BSc(Hons) in Electronic and Electrical Engineering at Newcastle University, Holland has completed nearly four decades of work in marine survey equipment design and development, including 3D Sonar systems, shallow water sonar systems and high-resolution low voltage boomer and hydrophone seismic exploration systems, in addition to equipment database management.Starting
BV Appoints Gregg-Smith as China Chief Executive
Alex has spent the past nine years at Siem Shipping as Vice President Technical managing the whole owned fleet. He also acted as CEO for the owners of FSG shipyard in Germany for 20 months over the last 4 years. Gregg-Smith holds an M.Eng Naval Architecture & Marine Engineering from Newcastle University. He is a Chartered Engineer and qualified LL.M Master of Law, Maritime Studies
Romica Adds Three Senior Managers
and U.K. project manager Adam Springall. Romica owner and Managing Director Bob Turner said the expansion signals the firm’s ambition to expand in the U.K. and overseas. “Sarah Turner is a Chartered Mechanical Engineer and past winner of the Armstrong Prize at Newcastle University. Sarah has spent the last seven years with Deep Ocean and before that worked for DUCO and the engineering business, now part of the IHC group. We believe that she will provide the technical impetus for the company’s growth,” Bob Turner said. “Iain joins us with a
North P&I Club Awards Marine Technology Students
;I Club announced it has presented awards and scholarships to the best students on one of the world’s leading marine technology courses. The presentations were made at the prize-giving ceremony for the Marine Technology with Management MSc post-graduate program, which took place recently at Newcastle University’s School of Marine Science and Technology. North P&I Club’s relationship with the Newcastle University School of Marine Science and Technology is now into its 14th year. The school is the U.K.'s first to provide a single base for all education, innovation and
UK Growth at Seal Analytical
Smith. "Working from our new facilities in Southampton, Fareham, our UK business is performing extremely well, and Rob's appointment will help us to fulfil the next stage of our growth plan." After working as a researcher in the chemical industry, Hardy studied Chemistry at Newcastle University, and completed a thesis on the synthesis of novel catalysts. He has since worked in a variety of positions; all focused on meeting the needs of analytical laboratories. “In recent years, my role has been to help laboratories develop sample preparation and analysis chemistries to meet
