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Managing Director
Dave Grant joined Saab Seaeye in July 2007 and brought over 20 years of experience in underwater equipment design and sales. His previous positions with ROV manufacturing companies were as Technical Director followed by Managing Director of Hydrovision of Aberdeen and as Regional Sales Manager with SMD in Newcastle upon Tyne. In December 2007 he became Managing Director of Saab Seaeye.

Sales Director
Matt Bates joined Saab Seaeye in 1993 with an Honours Degree in Engineering Systems and eight years previous experience in underwater engineering with GEC Underwater Weapons Division. For a number of years he held the position of Engineering Manager during which time his achievements included the development of the Seaeye Tiger, Lynx, Panther Plus and Seaeye Falcon. In 2002 he took over the position of Sales and Marketing Manager. In May 2003 he became Managing Director of Seaeye Marine and in 2008, took on the role of Sales Director. Matt’s primary responsibility is the overall management of the Sales & Marketing and After Sales Support activities within the company.

Engineering Director
Jon Robertson joined Saab Seaeye in 1998 as a 'special projects' engineer drawing on his Industrial Design & Technology degree course at Loughborough University and experience at Motorola. He has worked on mechanical engineering aspects of the Seaeye Puma and Lynx ROV systems and was responsible for the project management of the Seaeye Falcon development program. In July 2004 he joined the Seaeye Board of Directors where he is responsible for the planning, organisation and implementation of all Seaeye engineering activities.

Sales Manager
James Douglas joined Saab Seaeye in 2007 from a Marine Electronics background with 15 years of experience in sales, marketing and management of key accounts and distribution in the UK, Europe and the Middle East markets. His primary responsibility at Seaeye is for ROV system sales at home and internationally as well as the management of the sales department.

Production Manager
Peter Vallender joined Saab Seaeye in 2000 and is responsible for all production activities within the company. He gained his 25 years electrical engineering and management experience in the Royal Navy Submarine Service before moving into industry. Previous positions held at Seaeye include Health & Safety, Operations Supervisor and Technical Author.

Financial Controller
Simon Warne joined Saab Seaeye as Financial Controller in July 2007. He is responsible for all aspects of the finance function.

Quality Assurance Manager
John Doherty joined Saab Seaeye in December 2003. Reporting directly to the Managing Director, John has full responsibility for all Quality matters including the maintenance of Seaeye's certification to ISO9001:2000. John is an IQA approved Lead Assessor and has been a Quality Professional for over 20 years. John is also responsible for all Health and Safety matters.

Sales Engineer
Francine Watts joined the Engineering Department of Saab Seaeye in 2007 as a Technical Coordinator responsible for the configuration control of new ROV system sales. Prior to this she worked in the field of underwater acoustics and marine robotics. She has an MSc in Marine Engineering and Oceanography. In 2009 Francine joined the Sales Team as Sales Engineer. Her primary responsibility is the Technical Sales of the company’s products and services.

HR Manager
Alice Mallen joined Saab Seaeye in March 2009 bringing over 15 years generalist HR experience within retail businesses and consultancy with SME’s. A Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development she is responsible for all HR matters within Saab Seaeye.

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