Tekmar’s Senior Management Gets a Boost

Offshore cable protection specialist Tekmar Energy announced it has reinforced its senior management team with the appointments of a nonexecutive technical director and a technical sales manager; Dr. Terry Sheldrake and Charlie Sullivan have taken up the respective roles.

Dr. Sheldrake, a specialist in developing technology strategy, will support the development and implementation of the firm’s innovative products servicing both the oil and gas and offshore wind industries. He joins Tekmar after 15 years in the post of technology leader at GE Wellstream.

In his previous role at GE Wellstream, Dr. Sheldrake helped lead the global engineering and technology teams in a technology environment which not only addressed the core technology of flexible flowlines and risers but also encompassed such diverse technologies as fiber optic monitoring, composite materials and nano-technologies. Prior to this, Dr. Sheldrake, who has a Doctorate as well as a BSc in Mechanical Engineering, was a senior lecturer/research associate in mechanical engineering at the University of Sunderland.

Sullivan joins Tekmar from Wilton Engineering where he was also technical sales manager. He will be responsible for further driving forward Tekmar’s commercial and business development for new projects while also providing technical support for engineering led enquiries.

Sullivan is a chartered engineer and member of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. He started his career as a mechanical design engineer with IHC Engineering Business where he was involved in a number of diverse projects designing, assembling and commissioning offshore equipment before moving into the commercial side of the business.

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