WFN Strategies

Stewart Ash

Marine Design & Installation Manager

Tel: +44 (0) 208 8598834

Mr. Ash has worked in the submarine cable industry for 35 years. After graduating from Kings College London, he joined STC Submarine Systems as a development engineer, designing terminal equipment. By 1980, he was their senior field installation manager responsible for all major loading and laying operations. With the advent of optical technology he headed up the Installation division responsible for all turn key installation, delivering 12 major international systems. In 1993, he joined C&W Marine focusing on the development of cost effective installation solutions for the repeaterless systems market. In 1999, he was appointed General Manager of Global Marine's Cable Services division, running their engineering and training facility at Boreham and becoming their senior representative in the Universal Jointing Consortium. He joined WFN Strategies in 2005 as Marine Design & Installation Manager, and has supported submarine telecom projects in the Gulf of Mexico. North Sea and West Africa.

Education:

Senior Management Personal Development Program; C & W Marine, 1993 -1996
Turn Key Project Management Program; STC (London), 1987-88
Management of Change Leaders Program; STC (London), 1986
IMPACT Executive Leadership Program; STC (London), 1983
Bachelor of Science in Electrical & Electronic Engineering, King's College London University, 1970

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