The Executive Leadership Team

James is Managing Director of Aquaterra Energy, having been part of the company's original founding team in 2005.

Stewart joined Aquaterra Energy as Technical Director in May 2013. In this role, he is responsible driving technical innovations across all parts of the business. Stewart also leads the Platforms solutions within Aquaterra Energy including the flagship Sea Swift and renewable-powered platforms.

Simon is the QHSE and Sustainability Director at Aquaterra Energy and has been with the company since 2014. He is responsible for the development of our QHSE & Sustainability strategies for our global sites and operations.

Louise is our Marketing Director and has been a member of the senior team since joining Aquaterra Energy in January 2018. A Chartered Marketer via the Chartered Institute of Marketing, she has over 15 years of experience, gained via working with global businesses to help grow and develop their brands worldwide.

Ben is our Business Development and Innovation Director at Aquaterra Energy. He is a Chartered Fellow of the Management Institute (CMgr FCMI) and holds a BSc First Class Honours Degree in Engineering Management from the University of Lincoln.

Andy re-joined Aquaterra Energy in 2018 as our Operations Director, having previously been the Sales and Marketing Director from 2009-2012. Andy has over 25 years’ of experience in the oil and gas industry gained by working in a number of senior positions with many global businesses, such as Nowsco, BJ Services and Aker Qserv, in the UK as well as overseas.

Ginny joined Aquaterra Energy as Director of Human Resources in November 2020. Degree qualified through the CIPD Ginny brings over 25 years of experience leading HR functions for a range of culturally diverse companies, from multinational pharmaceutical businesses to field-based SMEs.

Anne joined the Aquaterra Energy team in 2022 as our Renewables Director, to lead and grow our offshore renewable energy arm of the business. She brings over 25 years of experience across multiple energy sector segments such as Engineering services, Operations and Maintenance, BD, and Commercial.

Paul Cansdale joined Aquaterra Energy as Finance Director in January 2024. Paul’s role is to ensure the growth of the business is sustainably supported from a financial, risk and governance perspective. Paul brings with him a wealth of finance leadership experience gained primarily from within UK and US listed manufacturing and engineering businesses.