Our Team

Houlder specialises in design and consultancy in the maritime environment.

London

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Alejandra Avila

Contracts and Commercial Manager

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Mark specialises in the land-sea interface: Ports, Jetties and Pontoons. His deep experience of vessels, structures and stability finds applications from offshore energy to river infrastructure along the Thames often partnering with civil engineering firms.

Mark Beck

Director, Marine & Civil

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Simon Brunet

Naval Architect

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Jonathan Buttigieg

Through Life Support Manager

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Ivancica Cvetko

Structural Engineer

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Luiz Demenicis

Principal Mechanical Engineer

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“We give you access to the combined knowhow of experienced professionals – all with a passion for the industry you work in.”

Rupert Hare has nearly twenty years’ experience within Houlder focusing on project and contract management across the offshore energy and commercial marine sectors. He has a wealth of experience leading relationships within the oil & gas and renewables industries, government and marine regulators specifically heading up vessel design, adaptation and equipment installation projects.

Rupert Hare

Chief Executive Officer

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“Houlder is on an ambitious growth plan, built on a solid foundation of customer service. It’s a challenging but rewarding place to be right now.”

Simon has over 30 years’ experience in a wide range of activities within the marine sector. For the past fifteen years he has been a director of ship owning and operating companies as well as engineering companies operating in the marine environment. As a chartered Naval Architect he has extensive experience of design, analysis and project management.

Simon Harris

Chief Commercial Officer

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Imogen Hill

Operations Assistant

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Jakki Hill

Business Operations Manager

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Simon is a former CFO of a global technology PR business which he joined from Price Waterhouse. A trained engineer, he went on to gain an MBA from Ashridge Business School prior to establishing a financial change management business in 2003. His experience includes preparing several SME finance departments for expansion and change.

Simon Hill

Chief Financial Officer

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Kai Jiang

Senior Naval Architect

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Brandon Lundini

Contracts Analyst

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Stefano Marcadella

Head of IT

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Ben leads the delivery of Houlder’s project management services, which include technical management, project leadership and works supervision for major vessel upgrades and retrofits.

Ben Myers

Project Director, Technical Project Manager

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Erik ter Brake

Principal Consultant

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James Russell

Principal Naval Architect

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Gary Russell

Naval Architect

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Andy Whitworth

Senior Naval Architect

Scotland

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Calum Campbell

Naval Architect

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Colin Boag

Materials & Logistics Co-ordinator

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Mark’s team engineers offshore solutions as economies transition to carbon-neutral. Experience spans structural analysis and design in established sectors (Oil & Gas and Fixed Offshore Wind) to technical advisory studies in lower carbon fuels (LNG and Hydrogen) and Floating Offshore Wind.

Mark Goalen

Director, Offshore Engineering

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Grant Hamilton

Engineer

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Enora Le Squer

Senior Naval Architect

Private: Kola Obayomi

Principal Structural Engineer

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Keith Snell

2nd Line IT Support Technician

North East

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Colin Forster

Senior Structural Engineer

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Bryce Harding

Engineering Manager

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Vicky Murphy

Project Co-ordinator

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Carl Reay

Trainee Accountant

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Craig Waddell

Senior Controls Engineer

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Peter Kisten

Group Finance Manager

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Tracy Office

Procurement Co-ordinator

South Coast

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Adam Alcantara

Technical Manager

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Christa Babu

Naval Architect

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Gabriel Bratu

Senior Naval Architect

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Rhys Dickerson

Naval Architect

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David Edwards

Principal Marine Engineer

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Chris Fisher

Senior Naval Architect

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Tim Hope

Principal Naval Architect

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Andy Kirk

CAD Manager

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Rob Lee

Senior Naval Architect

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Julian leads Marine Equipment Design and associated ‘build partner’ relationships. He also runs Expert Services – an extended team providing seasoned technical input on legal disputes and contractual negotiations.

Julian Mason

Director, Equipment & Expert Services

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Private: Akhil Nair

Senior Naval Architect

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Joe O’connor-Simpson

Project Engineer

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Chris Palliser

Principal Marine Engineer

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Daniel Parsons

Design Draughtsperson

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Stephen Phillips

Project Director

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Simon Potter

Director, Sustainability Advisory

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David Pugh

Principal Marine Engineer

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Jonathan leads on new builds and vessel conversion across our markets. Energy transition is a specialism with recent work featuring fuel-efficient design, LNG and carbon capture.

Jonathan Strachan

Director, New Build & Vessel Conversion

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Justine Sunderland

Office Manager

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Marta Wiecka

Senior Naval Architect

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David specialises in technical advisory work throughout a vessel’s lifecycle. He has a particular interest in the evaluation and application of clean technology.

David Wing

Director, Ferries

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Colbie Yip

Naval Architect