OUR PEOPLE

CHAIRMAN AND CO-FOUNDER

Chris is a co-Founder of Blue Ocean Monitoring.

Chris has over 30 years’ experience in oil & gas and mining companies. He has been Chairman/Founder of numerous companies, including Cultus Petroleum and founding Chair of Hawkesbridge Private Equity, ASX-100-listed Northern Star Resources Limited and ASX-listed Aerodata Limited.

GROUP MANAGING DIRECTOR

Mike was the Western Australian Agent General to the UK, Europe and Israel, based in London, from 2018 to 2021. He has a wealth of experience in the marine and defence industries and spent 32 years in the Royal Australian Navy, where his last role was Commander of the Australian Submarine Group.

Mike is a Fellow of the AICD, he holds a Master's Degree in Management from Macquarie Graduate School of Management and a Bachelor of Arts from UNSW. He is a graduate of the United States Naval War College.

NON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Mary has had an extensive career in the resource sector, spanning more than 30 years, with senior executive roles in Brown & Root, Woodside, and General Electric.

Mary is also Chair of Future Energy Exports CRC and NED for Strike Energy (ASX) and Sapien Cyber.

A Graduate of AICD and a Fellow of Engineers Australia, Mary holds an honours degree in Mechanical Engineering from University College Galway, Ireland.

NON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Shaun is Chief Executive Officer of Greatland Gold Plc. Shaun has over 20 years of experience in executive and financial positions across mining and infrastructure, investment banking and international consulting firms. Shaun has a successful track record of leading successful transactions including M&A of publicly listed companies, farm-in agreements and raising capital.

CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER AND CO-FOUNDER

Ben is a co-Founder of Blue Ocean Monitoring.

Over 15 years’ experience in the development, operation and commercialisation of maritime robotic systems for environmental, oil & gas, resources and government applications.

CHIEF FINANCE OFFICER AND COMPANY SECRETARY

Over 30 years' broad industry experience across public accounting (PriceWaterhouseCoopers) and key leadership roles for a range of private and listed companies including mining, infrastructure and technology.

Highly experienced in the needs of rapidly growing companies with key focus on business continuous improvement.

MANAGING DIRECTOR - AUSTRALIA

Over 30 years’ experience in Defence, Special Operations, Corporate and Commercial sectors.

Has served as an RAN Submarine Engineer, International Executive Manager and Founder of companies in marine engineering and occupational diving, including Acquisitions and Operations Manager roles.

MANAGING DIRECTOR - UK

Over a decade of experience as an Officer and Engineer in Royal Navy submarines; consultant in the nuclear and offshore sectors.

A broad range of commercial and defence experience across nuclear engineering, explosive ordinance disposal and decommissioning. Bringing cutting edge technology to challenging environments.