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Tritech Appoint Sales Manager Mike Broadbent, promoted to Sales Manager, has extensive technical and commercial experience having begun his career as a design engineer and hold-ing several senior management posi- tions with subsea electronics companies before joining Tritech in 2006. Xodus Launches New Team in Australia Xodus Group added subsea and produc-tion assurance teams to its Perth opera-tion. The new services, announced at the Australia Oil and Gas Exhibition and Conference, underpin Xodus? growth in the region where it has achieved turn- over of AUD 1.5 million since April 2012. During the same period, the Perth-based team has expanded consid- erably from two people to 27 with aims fto have up to 60 staff by the end of 2013. James Knipe joins the Perth of ce from Aberdeen as subsea team lead and hopes to build a team of six this year. James is a chartered engineer and has been with Xodus since 2010. He is ex- perienced in conceptual, front end and detailed design projects for subsea, oil and gas and renewable energy develop- ments around the world. Chris Smith has relocated to Perth from the Xodus London of ce to lead the production assurance offering. James Knipe (right) joins the Xodus team in Perth as subsea team lead. He is pictured with global subsea director Duncan Brown. www.seadiscovery.com Marine Technology Reporter 65MTR #2 (50-65).indd 65MTR #2 (50-65).indd 653/6/2013 4:32:32 PM3/6/2013 4:32:32 PM