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54MTRApril 2012people & company newsPharos Offshore Names Gartshore CTO Pharos Offshore Group announced the addition ofScott Gartshore as Chief Technical Officer (CTO) to the executive team. A marine industry veteran, Scotts previous roles include Project Manager and Senior Engineer, as well as Trenching Systems Sales Manager at IHC Engineering Business Ltd. Unique System Orders Sonardyne 6G Equipment Unique System (UK) purchased 6G acoustic positioning equipment from Sonardyne. Unique System (UK) Ltd, which is part of the Unique Maritime Group based in Sharjah, UAE, is a distributor and rental com- pany for marine and diving equip-ment. The Fusion LBL 6G equip- ment will be added to the equipmentinventory pool held at its new region- al headquarters in Aberdeen and will be made available for use on survey construction projects across Europe. 6G products use Sonardynes ultra- wideband width, digital ranging andtelemetry protocols. CodaOctopus, Seatronics Sign Agreement CodaOctopus and Seatronics signed an agreement with an initial investment worth over $1.5m to increase the number of Echoscope systems available for rent worldwide through a joint Technology Access Program (TAP). TAP allows clients can contact any CodaOctopus or Seatronics base office directly to hire the real-time 3D sonar technology that is transforming applicationsfrom marine construction through to port security, dredging and decom- missioning. Over and above access to revolutionary sonar technology, TAP also makes available a pool of trained operators who can deliver a host of service provision to suit every clients requirements. Email: sales@ codaoctopus.com Email: aberdeen@ seatronics-group.com MacArtney Inc. North AmericaMacArtney Underwater Technology Group expanded its North American operations. MacArtney Offshore and M.J. Stewart Associates have joined forces as MacArtney Inc. MacArtney Inc. has assumed responsibility for SubConn sales in North America and augmented the sales organizationBluefin Hires Two Bluefin Robotics hired several new key employees: Omer Poroy as VP of Business Development and Ian Estaphan Owen as Director of Programs. Poroy is an Ocean Engineer by training and spent the past decade with Teledyne RD Instruments, leading the industry in Doppler Aided Navigation Solutions for AUVs. Owen spent more than four years working for Raytheon where he served as Lifecycle Support Program Manager for the US Navys Airborne Low Frequency Sonar (ALFS) and a lead for several ele- ments of the Ocean Observatories Initiative. Thome Offshore Bolsters ManagementThome Offshore Management (TOM) and Thome Oil & Gas (TOG) appointed John A. Sydness, as Managing Director for Thome Offshore and Thome Oil & Gas. He was previously Managing Director of TOG. He takes over from Claes Eek Thorstensen, who is moving into a group role in TSMI ? the holding company of the Thome Group of companies. In addition Thome Offshore promoted: ?Paul Schaab to General Manager, Offshore Fleet. ?Manfred Mueller as GM, Commercial, Thome Offshore. ?Cynthia Surin Harris as the Finance Manager of Thome Offshore and Thome Oil & Gas. ?Gaurav Gupta, a new hire, joins as the new Head of Marine HR, Thome Offshore and Thome O&G.John Ramsden, Managing Director of Sonardyne International (on left) and Ray Hughes, Managing Director of Unique System UK.