The Global Marine Group (GMG), a market leader in offshore engineering services to the telecommunications, renewables and oil & gas industries, announced the appointment of Mark Preece as managing director of CWind, the Group’s offshore renewable business.
Preece, who has extensive experience in the offshore and maritime sectors, joined CWind on an interim basis late in 2017. He has built a solid reputation for delivering complex, high value projects, having formerly served as executive vice chairman at PDi Ltd, CEO of CEONA Offshore and CEO of Reef Subsea.
Speaking about his appointment, Preece said: "CWind’s journey to date has been impressive. Since 2009 they have grown at a phenomenal rate, and are recognised by many as a key partner to successfully deliver innovative O&M solutions in the offshore renewables market. I am delighted to play a part in the next step of their journey."
"Mark is a high calibre individual with a strong record of achievement," said Ian Douglas, chief executive officer of Global Marine Group. "His operational, commercial and business development experience will be invaluable to us and will strengthen the CWind leadership hugely as we align ourselves to meet future industry requirements."
The Global Marine Group (GMG) is part of Global Marine Systems Limited (GMSL), which is an operating subsidiary of HC2 Holdings. GMG consists of three business units; Global Marine, providing fibre optic cable solutions to the telecommunications industry, CWind, delivering power cable and asset management services topside and subsea to the offshore renewables and utilities markets, and Global Offshore, delivering the trenching and power cable laying services to the oil & gas sector.
The Company has two successful joint ventures in China with S.B. Submarine Systems (SBSS) and Huawei Marine Networks (HMN), as well as a joint venture in Taiwan with International Ocean Vessel Technical Consultant (IOVTEC), demonstrating its true global reach. The combined experience and knowledge has led to significant embedded intellectual property and an enviable track record.
