Westerton Access appoints industry veteran amid European, West African expansion
(WO) — Westerton Access, a global provider of specialist subsea inspection, maintenance and integrity services to the energy market, announced the appointment of James Griffin, who has joined the business in the role of Regional Manager, overseeing sales and operations for the company’s Europe and West Africa business unit.
Prior to joining Westerton Access, Griffin’s experience in the industry includes most recently as Director of Sales & Marketing for Joulon’s Asset Integrity Division. Previously he served as Director of Business Development for OES Asset Integrity Management and in a variety of overseas-based Sales Manager roles at Allrig.
His career in the energy industry began with OES Asset Integrity Management as a lead inspection team supervisor and business development executive. James also served in the British Army for five years in The Rifles Regiment before embarking on a career in the energy sector.
“Along with Westerton Access Managing Director Louis Pietranek, I am pleased to welcome James to our team, where he is tasked to help continue to grow our service offerings and to create new areas of services to clients in our European and West Africa region,” said Robin Porter, CEO of Westerton Access.
“James has already hit the ground running and secured us new customers. He understands our business and more importantly, how Westerton Access services and offerings can make things better and more efficient for our customers. I sincerely look forward to all the great things ahead for James as he helps Westerton Access continue to grow and expand.”
Westerton Access enhances efficiency of inspection for marine class certification, providing specialist inspection, maintenance and integrity services to the energy market.
In addition to offering top side remote access and inspection services, Westerton Access are a long-standing ROV service company. Westerton Access makes data visible, going beyond simple provision of inspection results. Westerton Access presents data as information that is easily accessed and available to inform critical operational decisions.