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Saab Seaeye Key People

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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.
Publications and Training Manager
Peter Vallender joined Saab Seaeye in 2000 and is responsible for all customer training and technical publications 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 Production manager, 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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