We’ve announced our new board!
PICTURE CAPTION: On board, from left to right: Rob Langton, Graham Billany, Nick Murphy, Iain Butterworth, David Bacon and Kurt Christensen.
A new all-industry board is steering Humber Marine & Renewables to its next phase of growth. We announced the new line-up on September 7 at a packed networking event.
Iain Butterworth, a Scarborough-based maritime lawyer and director of marine consultancy Butterworth Marine, becomes chairman, taking the ropes from maritime lawyer Andrew Oliver who stepped down after the organisation’s successful 10-year anniversary of our flagship conference Offshore Wind Connections in May.
The other new board members are Kurt Christensen, a pioneer in Grimsby’s offshore wind industry and former Danish consul for the town; Nick Murphy, UK sales and marketing manager of Torque Solutions; David Bacon, managing director of Bacon Engineering and Rob Langton, managing director of MMS Ship Repairs.
They join our longstanding board members, Camilla Carlbom Flinn, who is a director at Pentagon Marine, and maritime industry veteran Graham Billany, a former director of Team Humber Marine Alliance.
The additional outgoing board members are Jonathan Goolden, a partner at Wilkin Chapman Solicitors, and Katharine York, a manager at ORE Catapult. Both played key roles in the 2022 merger.
Iain Butterworth, who has been involved for more than 20 years throughout our evolvement, said: “We are a powerful advocate for the Humber and North Yorkshire and have been instrumental in the development of the offshore wind sector and regional maritime supply chain. I am proud to have been chosen to play a significant role in its future growth
“I want to help us to expand beyond our historical geographical boundary by capitalising on our established Scarborough office and all the valuable connections the location brings.
“There is a large area between Tyneside, Teesside and the Humber, with many companies having the resources and potential to assist the vibrant offshore renewables industry, so we will be working to connect these businesses to bring economic benefits to the wider region and Humber Marine & Renewables further north.
“Enhancing opportunities for current members is also a key priority along with growing the membership in all the sectors that we cover.”
Camilla Carlbom Flinn said: “Our new board has a vast array of industry skills and international connections, and we are thrilled to have such a strong team in place for the next chapter of our development.
“I want to take this opportunity to wholeheartedly thank Andrew Oliver, Jonathan Goolden and Kathryn York for their fantastic contribution over the last three years.”
The death of our long-serving board member Frank Butterfield, owner of the successful marine satellite communications company Best Service (Europe) Limited was announced in July.
- Humber Marine & Renewables will be attending Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference (OEEC) Amsterdam in November in partnership with the Department for Business & Trade and Good Travel Management. Members will have the opportunity to take part at heavily discounted rates.
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