The board of OTAQ plc recognise that the management needs and requirements have evolved as the Group completes its reorientation of its operations to enable it to focus on the commercialization of its strong pipeline of new products and opportunities. Consequently, the board will reinforce the executive team with the addition of relevant skills and expertise in the offshore environment, by, conditional upon AQSE Admission, appointing Harald Rotsch as chief technology officer. Harald will provide valuable technical expertise and knowledge to further strengthen the growth strategy of the Group.

With a PhD in Physics, Harald has over 20 years' engineering experience in the marine environment with responsibility for leading on design, installation and commissioning on over 30 offshore and marine related projects. Prior to joining the Group as Technical Director of OTAQ Offshore Limited (previously named MarineSense Limited) in 2019, he founded MarineSense in 2007 where he was Managing Director until the company was bought by the Company in 2018. The company appointed Giles Clifford as non-executive director.

Gile is qualified accountant specialising in strategic commercial finance with significant experience in business strategy and improvement across various sectors, Giles will assist management in developing and planning the future growth plans for the Group, followed by resilient executable delivery. Since 2015, Giles has been Director of Business Development for Brendon Street Investments Limited and, on behalf of the Wray Family Office, leads on various key projects and investment company holdings, providing review, insight and strategic commercial financial support. Previously, Giles was Finance Director of Warner Bros Studios Leavesden, and before that Head of Finance before moving to Head of Business Improvement at Wembley National Stadium Limited, where he was a key team member during the new stadium financing and build phase, and then running the new stadium for its first 8 years.

Giles qualified as an accountant with the Chartered Institute of Public Financial Accounting in 1996.