IMCA is pleased to announce the appointment of Mark Holmes to the role of Safety and Security Manager, strengthening our strategic focus on safety and our dedication to advancing performance across the offshore marine industry.
Mark Holmes brings over 15 years’ experience in safety leadership across global high-risk industries, with a strong track record of working through membership bodies and multinational organisations. Much of his work has focused on learning from incidents and leveraging safety data to develop standards and guidance that drive continual learning and improvement across the industry.
Enhancing safety within the offshore marine industry through advocacy, technical excellence, and skills and training is pivotal to IMCA’s mission and, in this role, Mark will lead safety data and learning activities, identify trends, share lessons learned and support initiatives focused on accident prevention and human and organisational performance.
He will work closely with IMCA’s Health, Safety, and Security (HSS) Committee, its HSS Security Sub-Committee, and other working groups, contributing to the development of HSS related technical guidance.
He will also progress IMCA’s security agenda, supporting the evolution of its security strategy and helping Members respond to emerging risks such as GPS interference, cyber and AI-related threats, and risks to critical subsea infrastructure.
Mark joins IMCA from the FTSE100 mining company Anglo American, where he played a key role in shaping safety, health and environment second line assurance, and reporting across a global portfolio of operations within its corporate safety, health, and environment team. Prior to this, he spent over a decade at the International Council on Mining & Metals, where he played a central role in developing industry-wide safety benchmarking, annual safety reporting, and collaborative guidance used extensively across the mining industry.
I look forward to working with Members to strengthen learning from experience, focus on what prevents serious incidents, and support safer, more resilient offshore operations.
Commenting on his appointment, Mark said: “I am delighted to be joining IMCA, which has a vital role in bringing the industry together around safety. I look forward to working with Members to strengthen learning from experience, focus on what prevents serious incidents, and support safer, more resilient offshore operations.”
Iain Grainger, IMCA CEO added: “We are very pleased to welcome Mark. His extensive background in leading industry collaboration, driving safety improvements through data analysis, and stakeholder engagement will be a great asset to us. His appointment reinforces our commitment to support our Members and our wider industry to deliver meaningful safety improvements, and to tackle both established and emerging risks facing our industry.”
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21 January 2026