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Kikendall New GM at

Teledyne RD Instruments

Teledyne RD Instruments appoint- ed William Kikendall as General

Manager. (See related story on page 45). Kikendall has served as GM of

Teledyne Geophysical Instruments (Houston, TX) for the past six years, and will now oversee operations at both Teledyne Technologies' facilities.

His credentials include a BSEE from

Iowa State University, as well as an

MBA from the University of Dallas, and 25 years of industry experience.

He began his career at Texas

Instruments, before joining Teledyne as a design engineer in 1983. Over the past 22 years, he has progressed through the ranks of Teledyne to reach his current position. "This is an exciting time for

Teledyne Technologies and our new marine organizations," said

Kikendall. "We are extremely pleased that companies of the caliber of RD

Instruments and Benthos have chosen to join our vision of creating a con- sortium of world-class marine instru- mentation companies. Together, we will strive to leverage our talents and resources to provide our customers with an unparalleled level of innova- tion, service and support to meet their growing and changing needs."

SeaEye Directors

Take Control

Directors of Seaeye Marine, led by chief executive Chris Tarmey, have taken full control of the company after buying the remaining 40 percent shareholding held by the private equi- ty and venture capital group 3i Group

PLC.

Since acquiring the company in 2000, Tarmey and his management team have expanded the company into world markets and new business sectors, with sales this year alone growing by over 50 percent and prof- its doubling since the acquisition.

Recently Seaeye broke into the

Chinese oil and gas market and expanded further into the U.S. mar- ket. The company's remotely operat- ed vehicles (ROVs) are used in oil and gas fields worldwide, and also by the

British Ministry of Defence, the

Russian, French, Italian and U.S.

Navies for security, diver support and salvage operations. In addition they are sold to marine science institu- tions, aquaculture operations and the emergency services.

Canyon Offshore Names

Edmonstone GM

Canyon Offshore appointed Ian

Edmonstone to the position of

General Manager, Operations.

Operating out of Canyon's Houston headquarters, Edmonstone will be responsible for overseeing the compa- ny's operations activity throughout the Americas. Edmonstone brings with him extensive international off- shore and subsea experience.

Originally from Scotland, he trans- ferred to the United States in 1997, and was most recently Integrated

Remote Technologies (IRT) General

Manager with Subsea 7.

He joined Canyon Offshore in

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Schilling Robotics Adds Another UHD to GOM

Schilling Robotics will deliver a second UHD ultra- heavy-duty ROV to Phoenix International. The UHD 06, will feature the same 200-shp power (generating 1.4 metric tones of thrust) and 3,500-m depth rating as the UHD sold to Phoenix in late 2005. The system will include Schilling's XE extended TMS system with 600 m of tether. The UHD 06 ROV, which will be delivered to the Phoenix Subsea Projects Group in

Houston, Texas in July 2006, will join the Phoenix

UHD 05 system for operations in the Gulf of Mexico.

The two systems will be fully supported by Schilling

Robotics' regional office in Houston.

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