LEADERSHIP

Rune’s deep sector experience is very closely aligned with Geoquip’s expertise. He has spent the last 14 years at PGS, the Oslo-listed, fully-integrated marine geophysical company, and as CEO led its successful turnaround and merger with Norwegian offshore energy services company, TGS. He previously was a partner in Arntzen de Besche’s Oil and Energy practice and currently serves as a nonexecutive director on the boards of OKEA, the Norwegian oil producer, and Seacrest Petroleo Ltd, the Brazilian oil and gas producer.

Rune Olav Pedersen, incoming CEO at Geoquip Marine, commented: “I am thrilled to be joining Geoquip at such an exciting time. The successful turnaround of the business under Njord Partners has positioned the Company as a leader in the rapidly growing offshore wind market and laid strong foundations for growth. I look forward to working closely with the rest of the team to drive Geoquip’s success in the coming years.”

Philipp is a finance professional with more than 15 years of experience in corporates, start-ups, banking, and consultancy. Throughout his career Philipp has been a restructuring advisor, turnaround manager, and recovery banker in the shipping and offshore sector. He restructured shipping companies for PwC and managed the turnaround of Argentina’s largest integrated shipping company as its CFO. Prior to joining Geoquip Marine in 2019, he was a Director at Credit Suisse – responsible for managing the credit risk of the distressed shipping and offshore portfolio.

Philipp holds a Master of Arts in Business Administration from the University of St. Gallen as well as the Chartered Financial Analyst and Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst designations. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants and a Chartered Global Management Accountant.

Hans has over 20 years of experience in offshore geotechnical site investigations. Starting his career in offshore geotechnical engineering, he quickly progressed to become a Site Manager and Lead Geotechnical Engineer on various offshore projects, including platform site investigations, deepwater subsea completion projects and Jack-up installation surveys. In 2003 he moved to Australia to become the Business Line Manager for Offshore Geotechnics for a large geotechnical firm, being responsible for tendering, project management and growing the offshore geotechnical business in Australia-New Zealand. In 2015 he joined the Geoquip Group as Business Development Manager, responsible for tendering and project acquisition.

Ian has over 25 years of experience performing offshore geotechnical site investigations worldwide, previously working with LR Senergy and SAGE Engineering.  His principle role over this period has been to provide reliable technical expertise in the roles as main contractor and also consultant.  His renowned geotechnical industry experience comprises offshore and onshore project management of demanding and large-scale geotechnical site investigations which are often performed in remote locations.  His solid practical experience of working offshore, compliments his astute commercial background and excellent client relationships; each are founded on years working offshore exposed to traditional and cutting-edge techniques for drilling / coring, sampling and in situ testing work scopes.

In 2020, Ian was appointed Co-Head of Sales at Geoquip Marine where he has responsibilities for the company’s sales and marketing activities.

After graduating from Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences with a BSc in civil engineering, Dennis started his geotechnical career in 2001 working for an onshore engineering consultancy. In 2004 he moved to Fugro, the largest provider of offshore geotechnical site investigation services, working as project engineer and site manager offshore and in the office as lead project engineer.

In 2007 Dennis moved to the UK, taking on a role in the commercial team. This role involved tendering for and project managing all aspects of marine geotechnical site investigations for O&G, Renewable energy, and infrastructure projects. Whilst in the UK he progressed to become commercially responsible for Fugro’s marine geotechnical service line for the Europe and Africa region.

He joined Geoquip Marine in April 2020 as Co-Head of the Sales team.

Jeremy has 20 years experience of drilling operations. Starting off in mineral exploration drilling both surface and underground in Western Australia, Jeremy progressed into offshore oil and gas exploration. Initially as part of the drill crew in the North Sea, he continued to work primarily on floating drill rigs in all regions of the world. This led him to be involved in 3 ultra-deep-water new-build projects which he was operationally involved in as Main Well Driller and was part of the operational success. Working with the most advanced drilling equipment and software in some of the world’s harshest locations has given him extensive experience in ultra-deep-water drilling, drilling optimisation, operational excellence and safety performance.

Joining the Geoquip Marine Group in 2017, he is responsible for the company’s assets, personnel and performance.

From studying civil and structural engineering, Chris has over 9 years of experience in geotechnical site investigations and offshore engineering.  Starting as a graduate geotechnical engineer before moving to Geoquip Marine where he has become a Senior Geotechnical Engineer, including roles as offshore and onshore Project Manager. Chris has gained extensive experience that encompasses up and down-stream aspects of project life-cycles, including project design, survey operations, advanced laboratory testing management, engineering and reporting.  As Engineering Manager, he is responsible for the geotechnical department, overseeing and approving engineering analyses and reporting whilst developing younger engineers and the Geoquip Marine Group geotechnical capabilities.

Melanie has over 17 years of experience in the HR profession, mainly gained within the energy industry. Her HR career started with BG Group (now part of Shell) in 2005 and, during her time there, she completed her MSc in Human Resource Management and Development (CIPD Level 7) and worked in several roles including generalist HR, specialist (global mobility) and regional positions. She also worked with International Power (now ENGIE) and Buried Hill Energy since then, before moving away from London and settling in the South-West of England, where she initially took some time out of the energy industry and worked with a very diverse, family-owned group of companies, including construction, manufacturing, property and care home management.

Melanie was keen to return to the energy industry and therefore joined Geoquip Marine in April 2022 as Head of Human Resources. She was also recently awarded Fellow Membership of the Institute of Leadership and Management.

David joined Geoquip in 2022 as General Counsel. Prior to this role, he spent ten years as part of the commercial team at a UK company that provides trenching, remotely operated vehicle (ROV), and autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) services globally, focusing on offshore wind, oil and gas, telecommunications, and other infrastructure projects.

In his current position, David offers legal and commercial support throughout the entire lifecycle of contracts and projects. This support extends from the tender stage to the negotiation and drafting of contracts, as well as project management. Additionally, he advises on strategic and commercial procurement contracts, including the acquisition of vessels and other assets.

Alongside his duties as General Counsel, David serves as the Company Secretary for the Geoquip group and oversees the insurance department. Earlier in his career, he worked at large international law firms, where he led departments specialising in Energy, Infrastructure, and Projects.