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Bob Black Joins EC-OG Board

EC-OG, developer of energy management and storage technologies for the energy industry, has appointed Bob Black as a non-executive director on its Board. He will act as the Board representative of EC-OG’s investors Par Equity.Bob has 30 years of experience across the international oil and gas and defense industries, and was previously CEO of unmanned maritime systems software solutions provider, SeeByte. He holds a PhD in physics from the University of Edinburgh.Black is the second EC-OG Board appointment of this year, following the appointment of Bob MacDonald as chairman in January 2021.

Chris Haworth will succeed Bob Black as SeeByte's CEO (Photo: SeeByte)

SeeByte Appoints Haworth as CEO

, developer of smart software solutions for unmanned maritime systems, announced the appointment of Dr. Chris Haworth as the company’s new Chief Executive Officer, effective August 2020.Haworth has been promoted from his position of Commercial Director to become CEO of the company. He succeeds Dr. Bob Black, who will retire as CEO after 10 years in the role. Black will remain on the board as a non-executive director and strategic adviser.  At the same time, Dr. Scott Reed has been promoted from his position as Engineering Director to become SeeByte’s new Chief Technology Officer.George

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SeeByte, MIT Partner to Get Robots Working Together

record of fielding and supporting marine robotic systems and for coordinating with academic researchers to quickly bring innovative ideas to the field. Working together in this effort promises to open a new avenue for bridging new novel capabilities in MOOS-IvP to Neptune and its users.”   Bob Black, CEO SeeByte, said, “With high-tech innovative systems, collaboration with other like-minded partners is often key. MIT are providing world leading research in autonomy, and together I think both organizations will be able to harness the best capabilities of both to benefit our users.&rdquo

Dr. Chris Haworth, Business Development Manager at SeeByte with Rt Hon Michael Fallon (Photo: SeeByte)

SeeByte Host UK Defense Secretary Fallon

nation’s defenses,” Fallon added.   The visit follows the launch by the government of an £800 million innovation fund, to harness the entrepreneurship and ingenuity of the private sector so the U.K. can maintain an operational edge over adversaries.   SeeByte CEO, Dr. Bob Black, said, “At SeeByte we were delighted to be given the opportunity to host the Secretary of State for Defense, Michael Fallon and to be recognized as the U.K.’s leading player in the field of maritime autonomous systems.”   “We are very proud of the work we have conducted

David Lane (Photo: SeeByte)

SeeByte Founder Awarded CBE

a founding Director of both SeeByte and the Edinburgh Centre for Robotics. In 2001 Professor Lane formed the founding team of SeeByte, and as CEO until 2010 he led the company from a start-up to a multimillion dollar award winning organization, with offices in Edinburgh and San Diego.    Bob Black, CEO at SeeByte, commented, "On behalf of all of us at SeeByte, I would like to congratulate Dave on receiving his CBE. SeeByte continues to benefit from the hard work that Dave put into the company and we wish him all the best for his future endeavors.”   Professor Lane remained

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SeeByte Expands NOC Offices

SeeByte, a creator of smart software for unmanned maritime systems, has announced that it will expand its offices and taking space in the Marine Robotics Innovation Center at the National Oceanography Centrer (NOC) in Southampton. Bob Black, CEO at SeeByte, commented, “Moving into the Innovation Center at NOC is a great opportunity for SeeByte. Working so closely with many in this region, this expansion puts SeeByte in an ideal position to meet the requirements of our growing customer base in the South of England and continue our on-going positive relationship with NOC. We chose the Marine

SeeByte to Demo Three Autonomy Systems at Pax River

SeeByte will have a large presence at Pax River Event at Naval Air Station Patuxent River from the September 12-25, 2015, with seven members of the team present, including CEO Dr. Bob Black and SeeByte Inc. director Jon Wood who will both be attending the VIP day.   SeeByte will be demonstrating new autonomous capabilities for unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs) in collaboration with several international partners. SeeByte has developed autonomy platforms enabling multi-vehicle collaboration and inter-fleet communications, as well as autonomous solutions for Mine Counter Measures.

Fred Byus (Photo: Battelle)

Battelle Unifies Maritime Technologies Leadership Structure

;both organically and through investments and acquisitions—of its maritime businesses portfolio. These include for-profit, wholly owned and autonomous subsidiaries Bluefin Robotics and SeeByte.   Byus will work closely with Rich Leonard, interim CEO of Bluefin Robotics and SeeByte CEO Bob Black

MTR 100: SeeByte

Orchard Brae House, 30 Queensferry Road, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK EH42HS T: +44 131 447 4200 E: [email protected] http://www.seebyte.com CEO/President: Dr. Bob Black Sales Manager: Ioseba Tena  Engineering Director: Dr. Scott Reed No. Of Employees: 50 The Company SeeByte provides clients in the Military and Oil and Gas sectors with the most advanced software to enhance the capabilities of their underwater sensors, vehicles and systems. The company has offices in Edinburgh, UK and San Diego, U.S. SeeByte has achieved a position of leadership in the development of smart software for remote

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