The Committee ensures IMCA’s ROV Guidance is regularly reviewed and kept up to date in a technologically advanced area of our industry. Discussions cover a range of issues including competence, operations, hardware, and software/IT.

Rene van der Starre
Rene van der Starre

Subsea7

Committee Chair

Darren Shannon
Darren Shannon

Oceaneering International

Committee Vice-Chair

Mike Leijerzapf
Mike Leijerzapf

Allseas Group SA

Committee Member

Sabine Smith
Sabine Smith

Boskalis Offshore

Committee Member

Craig Campbell
Craig Campbell

Fugro

Committee Member

Mahesh Govindan
Mahesh Govindan

IKM Subsea Singapore Pte Ltd

Committee Member

Tom Baguet
Tom Baguet

Jan De Nul Group

Committee Member

Malcolm Rennie
Malcolm Rennie

Mermaid Subsea Services

Committee Member

Doug Middleton
Doug Middleton

ROVOP Limited

Committee Member

Bruce MacAngus
Bruce MacAngus

Saipem

Committee Member

Graeme Russell
Graeme Russell

TechnipFMC

Committee Member

Tommy Adebayo
Tommy Adebayo

Total Marine Technology Pty Ltd

Committee Member

Roger Moore
Roger Moore

IMCA

IMCA Secretariat Lead

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