Seawork 2023

CEO

Iain Grainger has over 30 years experience in offshore marine construction around the world. He spent the early part of his career engineering and managing the installation of major offshore infrastructure before moving into commercial and strategy roles with tier one contractors.

Iain is a chartered engineer and has an MBA. He is a past president of the International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) and was previously supporting IMCA in expanding its position in offshore renewables.

On 1 June 2023, Iain became the new CEO of IMCA.

Technical Adviser – Remote Systems and ROV, Offshore Survey, Digitalisation

Andre joined IMCA in November 2018. He has spent most of the last 18 years working in the ROV industry. This has included time as a Pilot/Technician, Superintendent, ROV Manager and Client Representative.

Andre has a background with the Royal Navy, where he spent 19 years in its Fleet Air Arm working with rotary and fixed wing aircraft. Initially, he completed an apprenticeship in aircraft mechanical engineering, before being trained as an avionics engineer.

When he left the service, after a short time as a technical author with Westland helicopters, he was appointed a Technical Trainer to the Royal Air Force of Oman and the Royal Saudi Air Force.

As well as being a trained ROV Operator and Technician, Andre has a master’s degree in IT from Liverpool University, and is a member of the Institute of Leadership and Management.

Head of Communications & Marketing

James joins as head of communications and marketing and has around two decades of experience working in a variety of sectors, most recently with membership associations in the UK.  

He was previously head of communications at the Association for Consultancy and Engineering (ACE) which represents the companies which design, deliver, and manage the UK’s built environment and national infrastructure. Alongside this, he also led activity for its sister organisation, the Environmental Industries Commission (EIC) which represents companies working in environmental technology and services.  

Separately, he has held a role as national media manager at the Country, Land and Business Association (CLA), the organisation representing rural businesses in the UK. 

He started his career in the charity sector, with two roles in PR at two UK based charities and has led CSR communications for a global health and wellbeing group.