A Few Words About
Our Team
Our Leadership Team
Co-founder
Simon Ford
“Simon has over 30 years’ expeience, primarily within the international EPC contracting enviroment. He is a Chartered Engineer, graduate of Newcastle University and memeber of the Royal Institution of Naval Architects. His career has taken him to interesting parts of the world in different industries, including shipbuilding, offshore oil & gas, and floating offshore wind. His experience spans all phases of projects from small R&D studies to large, complex, multinational projects.
He has a keen interest in innovation of technology and also of the business process, which is contributed to the evolution of SWAX.
In his spare time Simon enjoys sailing, paddle boarding and swimming (basically anythng that involves being in, on or near the sea)”
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Co-founder
Prasad Kane
“Prasad has over 20 years’ experience across industries driving innovation, research and new product development from concept to commercialization and has held technical and managerial positions. He is Chartered Mechanical Engineer, graduate of Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay. His experience spans across Aerospace, Automotive and Oil & Gas industries
With passion for problem solving, he has developed several novel pratical technologies, many of which have been awarded patents
In his spare time Prasad enjoys badminton, football, spending time in nature, spiritual enchancement activites”
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Meet Our Esteemed Advisers:
Richard Luff
Richard is a Chartered Civil Engineer and has more than 40 years’ experience of the offshore oil and gas industry. A Fellow and Council member of the Society for Underwater Technology, he has worked on a variety of projects from fixed platforms to subsea developments and floating production systems. In this time, he has worked for engineering consultants, contractors and oil companies including several years spent working in the USA, Norway and Brazil. Most recently, he was Senior Vice President of INTECSEA, part of the Worley Group, responsible for the Europe and Africa region.
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Dave Baker
Dave Baker has over 40 years of experience in the oil and gas industry since graduating in 1978 and has held a variety of positions with numerous engineering consultancies. His most recent roles have included Group Managing Director of J P Kenny Ltd, Managing Director of INTECSEA UK and Subsea Engineering Director for McDermott Marine UK. Dave has had full P&L responsibility; developing multidiscipline and collaborative growth plans; lead strategic and transformational programs; and been influential in the setting up of satellite offices in both Abu Dhabi and Egypt. He has exemplary leadership credentials, acknowledged by independent sources, and remains passionate with regard to staff career training and development, diversity and inclusion. He is a Chartered Engineer, a member of the European Federation of National Engineering Associations (FEANI) and a Fellow of the Institute of Chemical Engineers and has presented technical papers at a number of conferences worldwide.