Global Marine Group
Head office
Ocean House 1 Winsford Way Chelmsford CM2 5PD United Kingdom
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From consultancy and engineering to installation and maintenance.
The Global Marine Group has consistently been at the forefront of subsea engineering, creating the infrastructure that has allowed new technologies to thrive, led by pioneers filled with passion and creative vision to work collaboratively to achieve greatness.
Centre-stage for the birth of the telecoms industry
Back in 1850, our predecessors were centre stage in the evolution of an industry which led to the telephone and internet.
They overcame extraordinary challenges to connect all corners of the world, through innovation, grit and sheer determination, so that the extraordinary became ordinary. From the Eastern Telegraph Company in the 1800’s through to today our desire to lead innovation remains strong.
Delivering uninterrupted connectivity worldwide
This century is no different. Our people continue to deliver customer-centric solutions to the growing telecommunications industry.
Working in partnership has always been core to how our business has evolved, we pride ourselves on getting things right first time, using our knowledge to deliver bold and resourceful solutions and to dig deep to clearly understand our customers goals.
For these reasons our offshore and onshore teams, across our business units are dedicated to building on the foundations of these strong customer relationships.
Operational excellence for our customers
Today our business, the Global Marine Group, is built of extremely capable people, they share a wealth of knowledge, and they represent three brands that constantly achieve excellence, through an exemplary commitment to health and safety and a proactive approach to overcoming engineering challenges to exceed our customers’ expectations.
That passion is evident in the entire team, as together we are committed to being the leading global independent provider of subsea fibre optic maintenance, installation and support services, aspiring to deliver uninterrupted connectivity worldwide.
Organisation size
51-250 employees
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Bruce Neilson-Watts
Chief Executive Officer
Becoming CEO in 2022, Bruce began his career with Global Marine Group at sea in 1989, becoming a Master Mariner and the youngest ever Captain in the fleet, before coming ashore in 2005. He then spent time in Asia, working in both HMN and VP Service Delivery, and SBSS as Managing Director. Returning to the UK in 2014, Bruce has held a number of strategic posts within the business and headed the Global Marine business unit as Managing Director from 2017 until transitioning to the role of CEO.
Mark Shaha
Chief Financial Officer
Mark joined Global Marine Group in 2022 as Chief Financial Officer. Mark is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and has over 20 years’ experience in commercial finance across international listed businesses and private equity backed companies. He has worked within various business sectors spanning energy, transport, infrastructure and outsourced services, operating as Group Chief Financial Officer and Regional Chief Financial Officer. He brings significant leadership, transformation and executive experience with responsibilities spanning Finance, IT, Risk Management, Human Resources, Capital Projects, Insurance, Fleet and Real Estate. Mark holds a BA (Hons) degree in Accounting & Finance and an MSc degree in Computer Science. Mark is also a Non-Executive Board Trustee and Audit Committee Member of a charitable healthcare organisation
Paul Deslandes
Managing Director
Paul has been with the company since 1998. He heads up the telecoms teams within the business and is responsible for project delivery, maintenance and all things related to vessels and subsea. He is highly experienced in key programme and project delivery in compliance with legislative & company standards, polices, and procedures. The projects that have been delivered by Paul and his team vary across the telecoms, renewable energy along with oil & gas sectors. He also contributes to an implementation of improvement programmes within the business as well as being a member of the quality, safety, and environmental committees.
Neil Burns
Managing Director of Asset and Operations
Neil started his career with the Royal Navy and trained as a Marine Engineer serving on Nuclear Submarines, before making the move to the Merchant Navy where he served in a number of companies including Global Marine rising to the rank of Chief Engineer. Neil came ashore in 2004 as Technical Superintendent, followed by Fleet Manager, Fleet Director in offshore Oil, Gas and Chemical and most recently Managing Director within marine telecoms.