25 Sep 2012 07:00
25th September 2012
Appointments of Director of Operations and Head of Project Delivery
SeaEnergy PLC (AIM: SEA) is pleased to announce the appointment of two senior executives, to enhance its management team as it implements its energy services strategy.
Mike Comerford (51) has been appointed as Director of Operations and will have responsibility for the operational and technical aspects of SeaEnergy's businesses, including R2S, which was recently acquired.
As a consultant to SeaEnergy, Mike has over the past three years been instrumental in developing the vessel design, operational procedures, business model, client relations and added-value services for the offshore wind farm O&M service vessel capability. Mike has previously held leadership roles in a number of consultancy businesses, including as Managing Director of a global consultancy, working with international oil and gas, chemical and utility and transportation companies, and national governments at strategic and ministerial levels. Mike's work with Lloyd's Register, Bureau Veritas and Petrofac in asset integrity assurance and verification, makes him ideally suited to support the development and operational delivery of the three strands of SeaEnergy's energy services strategy.
Donald Brown (46) has been appointed as Head of Project Delivery to lead the development of SeaEnergy's consulting business, building on SeaEnergy's established reputation for thought leadership and innovative problem solving.
On joining SeaEnergy Donald will continue to support Det Norske Veritas' ("DNV"), on the UK's Carbon Trust Offshore Wind Accelerator in a major project relating to next generation marine access, transportation and logistics technology. He also continues to support a leading international operator of offshore wind farms in the implementation of an Asset Integrity Management programme.
As we progress our growth strategy of acquisition, consulting and O&M vessels for offshore renewables and oil & gas, Mike and Donald's range of experience across the whole offshore energy sector will be important in identifying opportunities between the separate strands of our strategy.
Commenting on the appointments, David Sigsworth, Chairman, said:
"We are delighted to have attracted two very high calibre individuals in Mike and Donald, and look forward to working with them to deliver the exciting growth strategy for the business".
John Aldersey-Williams, Chief Executive added:
"Mike and Donald joining the Company marks an important step for us as we build the consulting business, develop the Visual Asset Management service which we now offer following the recent R2S acquisition, and seek to secure the first work for our offshore wind farm operations and maintenance vessel design".
For further information contact:
SeaEnergy PLC | +44 1224 748480 | |
John Aldersey-Williams, Chief Executive | ||
Investec Bank plc - NOMAD | + 44 20 7597 4000 | |
James Grace | ||
David Flin
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Pelham Bell Pottinger - Public Relations | +44 20 7861 3232 | |
Mark Antelme Rollo Crichton-Stuart | ||
www.seaenergy-plc.com
www.r2s.co.uk
Notes to Editors
Mike Comerford
Mike graduated from Southampton University in 1983 with an honours degree in Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering. He has worked for Lloyd's Register on the design and construction of specialist vessels and passenger ships, at Procter & Gamble specialising in manufacturing engineering, as Head of Bureau Veritas' offshore oil and gas, marine, quality and environmental businesses in Aberdeen, as Managing Director for the Marine Division of Lithgows Ltd., and as Regional Director for Scotland and Northern Ireland for the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA). He was appointed to the MCA Executive Board as Director of Strategy and Communications and developed a 15 year strategy for maritime safety and environmental protection for the coastline and seas of the UK.
Mike then joined Petrofac as Director for Europe and Americas in its training business and as Director of its global consultancy in the areas of oil and gas Asset Integrity and Crisis Management, where he developed new business streams in the emerging offshore renewable energy sector, to complement the existing oil and gas industry focus.
Mike is a Chartered Engineer (C.Eng) a member of the Royal Institution of Naval Architects (MRINA) and an Associate Fellow of the Nautical Institute (AFNI).
Donald Brown
Donald graduated in 1988 with a BEng with honours in Naval Architecture and Offshore Engineering from the University of Strathclyde, and is a former member of the Senior Management Group at DNV a leading international classification society and independent consulting organisation. During his time at DNV he has led the integration of a 150 person acquired company, and more recently founded, led and developed a UK business unit, focussed primarily on offshore wind.
Donald has 24 years of business experience, 22 years of it with DNV, within the offshore wind and oil & gas industries. He has lived and worked internationally, has set up and grown a consulting business focussed on the operational phase of offshore oil and gas production, and he has been responsible for compliance assurance and integrity management functions within a major oil and gas operator.