New regional director named for Mermaid Subsea

Mermaid Maritime has named Graham McKnockiter as the Subsea Group’s Regional Director, Western Hemisphere.

The company said on Monday that McKnockiter has extensive work experience in the offshore oil and gas industry.

According to Mermaid, his appointment will contribute to the company’s strategy of streamlining and enhancing its subsea services business unit in the Middle East region, and hence the growth and performance of the company as a whole.

McKnockiter will be responsible for managing and overseeing the day-to-day operations of the subsea services business of the Mermaid Group in the Middle East region.

Before this appointment, McKnockiter worked as the Asset Management Director of Mermaid Subsea Services Thailand from 2013. Prior to his time in Mermaid, he worked at Seadrill as the Head of Operations Excellence Corporate from 2008-2013 and for Helix from 2001-2008.