About DeepOcean

A world-leading ocean services provider

Who we are

DeepOcean is a technology-driven, independent solution provider in the ocean space.

We offer companies within oil and gas, offshore renewables, deep sea minerals, and other non-energy niches a full range of services – from surveys, engineering, project management, and installation to maintenance and recycling.

Our global team of experts is at the forefront of remote and uncrewed operations and digitally-enabled services. Supported by an extensive tool and technology pool, driving cost-efficient, safe and sustainable operations.

DeepOcean has a go green attitude, continuously looking to make our customers’ operations more sustainable, through reducing both carbon footprint and costs.  

A world-leading ocean services provider, DeepOcean enables the energy transition and sustainable use of ocean resources.
People are the heart of our operations. It’s about technology, systems, and processes, but in the end, it is our people that deliver the services.

Leadership

Our forward-looking executive leadership team is made up of dedicated, focused, and experienced executives. They know the industry. They understand the market drivers and our customer’s needs. They honestly believe that we are nothing without our people and the people around us.

Our leaders

Øyvind Mikaelsen

Øyvind Mikaelsen

Chief Executive Officer
Øyvind Mikaelsen serves as Chief Executive Officer since May 2018. He has 30 years of experience in the global subsea business holding various senior executive roles. His most recent position was Executive Vice President at Subsea 7. Øyvind began his career in the oil and gas industry with Kvaerner Rosenberg A/S in 1988. He then moved to Norske Shell before joining Subsea 7 in 1992. He holds a Master of Science degree from the University of Trondheim in Norway
Johannes "John" P. Boots

Johannes "John" P. Boots

Chief Financial Officer
John joined DeepOcean as Chief Financial Officer in May 2026, bringing more than 35 years of senior financial leadership experience in the oil and gas industry, primarily within US publicly listed companies. He has extensive expertise in global capital markets and corporate finance across the US, UK and Europe. Prior to joining DeepOcean, John served as CFO of Cool Company Ltd. and previously held senior finance leadership roles at Pacific Drilling, Global Industries (subsequently acquired by TechnipFMC) and Noble Corporation. He has broad experience across the offshore drilling, subsea services, offshore construction, and shipping sectors. Mr. Boots completed the Advanced Management Program at INSEAD Business School and holds a degree in Business Economics from a Dutch university of applied sciences.
Ottar K Mæland

Ottar K Mæland

Chief Operating Officer
Since joining DeepOcean in 2007, Ottar Mæland has held various senior positions such as Chief Operating Officer and Chief Commercial Officer. His prior experience includes seven years at Norsk Hydro. Mr Mæland holds a Master of Science in Material Technology, a Business Economist Degree from the Norwegian School of Management and graduated from the Harvard Business School Advanced Management Program.
Matthias Jungwirth

Matthias Jungwirth

Chief Commercial Officer
Mr. Jungwirth joined DeepOcean in 2018, bringing extensive international experience from various strategic and financial roles in the offshore energy sector across North America and Europe. His previous positions include companies such as NOV, Aker Solutions, and Fjords Processing. Before assuming his current role, he was leading DeepOcean’s M&A and Corporate Development agenda. Mr. Jungwirth holds a Master of Science in Engineering Business Management from the University of Warwick and a Bachelor of Science from Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration.
Hege Jarstø

Hege Jarstø

Chief HR Officer
Hege Jarstø joined Deepocean in 2021 as Group HR Director. Hege has over 20 years of experience in the oil and gas industry, and she understands the complexities of the human side of the business. Companies like AkerBP Asa, Det Norske Oljeselskap, Marathon Oil, Acergy, and Norsk Olje & Gass have provided her experience. She has substantial HR management expertise from a variety of positions. Her most recent post was at AkerBP ASA, where she supported and developed the organization towards digital transformation. Hege graduated from the University of Stavanger with a Master of Business Administration.
Erik Bergh

Erik Bergh

Group HSEQS and Sustainability Director
Erik Bergh joined the company in 2019 as Group HSEQS Director. Erik has over 18 years work experience in the oil & gas industry with various leadership roles at country, regional and global levels. Prior to joining DeepOcean, Erik held management positions in HSEQ and Sales and Marketing at Subsea 7 and Acergy. Mr. Bergh holds a Master of Science degree in Quality Management from Nottingham Trent University, a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from St. Olaf College, and a Culinary Arts Diploma from Le Cordon Bleu.
Olaf A. Hansen

Olaf A. Hansen

Executive Vice President Northern Europe
Since joining DeepOcean in 2005, Olaf has held several positions within the company. He started as an onshore and offshore engineer and has held various positions within operations and commercial disciplines. He joined the global management team in 2018 as Managing Director with P&L responsibility for the Europe region. Mr Hansen holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering and graduated from the Harvard Business School Advanced Management Program.
Tony Stokes

Tony Stokes

Executive Vice President Americas
Since joining DeepOcean in 2002, Tony Stokes has held several positions both onshore and offshore across the globe. He has led operations and commercial activities in the US, Europe and the Asia Pacific regions. He joined the senior management team in 2007 and has held P&L responsibilities in Asia, the Middle East and now for the Americas region, most recently as President-Americas. Tony brings extensive management skills to the Americas with a continued focus on expansion and introducing further service lines into the region. Mr Stokes is a graduate of finance from Coastal Carolina University.
Robin Mawhinney

Robin Mawhinney

Executive Vice President EMEA
Robin joined DeepOcean in 2021, strengthening the company’s UK presence with more than 25 years of international experience in the offshore energy and subsea services industry. Prior to joining DeepOcean, Robin held several senior leadership roles within Subsea7 and I-Tech 7, including Business Unit Director and Regional Director, with P&L responsibility for delivering complex SURF projects and ROV subsea services across the UK, Europe, Africa, Canada and the Caspian region. Mr Mawhinney holds a degree in Civil Engineering, is a Chartered Engineer, and is a Fellow of the Chartered Management Institute.
Colin McGinnis

Colin McGinnis

Executive Vice President APAC
Colin joined DeepOcean following the acquisition of Shelf Subsea in 2025 where he held the role of CEO since 2017. He brings to the group over two decades of experience in the Asian and Australian subsea markets having held leadership roles in other companies that have a focus, on IRM, Diving & Survey. He has also worked in energy in the UK and has exposure to Middle East markets. He brings to the group an in-depth knowledge of subsea in the region which is opening up new markets for the group. Mr McGinnis holds a Masters qualification from Monash University in Australia.
Mitchell Pike

Mitchell Pike

Executive Vice President Offshore Renewables
Mitchell Pike joined DeepOcean in 2025, bringing 20 years of experience and strengthening management of the company's offshore renewables offering. He began his career in Subsea 7 and has progressed through key roles across the offshore energy sector, including TechnipFMC and Equinor, developing strong expertise in offshore operations and project delivery. Prior to joining DeepOcean, Mitchell held a senior management position at Havfram, now part of DEME. Mr. Pike holds a degree in Naval Architecture Engineering from the Australian Maritime College.

Our board of Directors

Jo Lunder

Jo Lunder

Chairman
Jo Lunder was appointed Chair of the DeepOcean Board of Directors in September 2018. With over 30 years of experience in senior executive positions, principally as Chairman and CEO of large public and private owned companies. His most recent position was CEO of the Fredriksen Group, one of the world’s largest family groups with investments in shipping, oil services, fish farming, and a variety of other sector investments. Prior to that, Jo served as Chairman and CEO of Vimpelcom (Veon), one of the world’s largest mobile telecommunications companies. He has also held the position of President at Ferd Capital, a Norwegian family group with a diverse portfolio of indirect and direct investments. During those years, he served as the executive Chairman of Aibel. He held the CEO position at position at Ementor (Atea), where he executed a significant restructuring of the company, creating the largest IT infrastructure company in the Nordics. In his earlier career, he was in the banking industry and later held various executive positions at Telenor, growing their domestic mobile business. Jo holds an MBA from Henley Business School and is currently working as an independent advisor, investor and Chairman.
Kristian Diesen

Kristian Diesen

Non-Executive Director
Kristian joined the DeepOcean Board of Directors in February 2019. He is an Investment Advisory Professional at Triton focusing on the Business Services and Industrial Tech sectors with a particular focus on Energy related investments. Kristian also sits on the board of Techouse Group AS. He joined Triton from Pareto Securities, where he held a senior partner position in the research department with the main focus on oil services. Previously, Kristian worked at Deloitte in the Auditing division. He holds an MSc in Business from the Norwegian School of Management.
COLETTE COHEN

COLETTE COHEN

Non-Executive Director
Colette joined the DeepOcean Board of Directors in July 2021. With over 25 years of experience in the industry, Colette has worked both in the UK and Internationally for BP, ConocoPhillips and Centrica E&P, where she served as the regional VP for the UK and Netherlands. Colette has a degree in Chemistry from Queens in Belfast, a masters in Project Management & Economics from CERAM in France and honorary PhDs from Aberdeen University and Strathclyde University. She is also a member of the Order of the British Empire, awarded by the Queen in 2020, and an ambassador for Powerful Women. Colette is an active champion for the industrial transition of the oil and gas industry to a net zero future and a committed role model for women in industry.
Mike Winkel

Mike Winkel

Non-Executive Director
Mike joined the DeepOcean Board of Directors in May 2021. He brings a wealth of experience to the role, having served as the former COO of E.ON SE and CEO of its Renewables business. He has extensive experience in the global power and gas sector. Working for more than 25 years in the industry, Mike held numerous senior commercial, strategic and managerial roles in power generation, optimization and commodity trading. Mike holds a university degree in Business Administration from the Technical University of Dresden.
ANNA BELFRAGE

ANNA BELFRAGE

Non-Executive Director
Anna joined the DeepOcean Board of Directors in August 2023. Anna has a 30-year tenure in finance, beginning her career at PricewaterhouseCoopers as an auditor, followed by several CFO roles predominantly in industrial companies in Sweden. She was also interim CEO of Beijer Electronics Group AB. Most recently, she served as the CFO, at the forestry conglomerate, Södra until 2019. Anna currently has a number of non-executive roles including Mycronic AB, NOTE AB, Elopak ASA, Silex Microsystems AB, Cint AB and Ellevio AB. Anna has a Master in Economics degree from Lund University.
Johannes 'Hans' Maret

Johannes 'Hans' Maret

Non-Executive Director
Hans joined the DeepOcean Board of Directors in August 2023. He is a Senior Industry Expert at Triton and sits on the Triton Debt Opportunities fund’s Investment Advisory Committee—a position he has held since 2013. Hans has also been a member of the Triton Mid Market fund’s Investment Advisory Committees, serving from 1998 to 2021. Before his tenure at Triton, he held positions at Sal. Oppenheim and Arthur Andersen. Hans is an alumnus of the University of Cologne, where he earned a degree in Business Administration.
Victoria Lazar

Victoria Lazar

Non-Executive Director
Victoria joined the DeepOcean Board of Directors in June 2026. She currently serves as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of Trane Technologies plc, a global climate innovator listed on the NYSE. Previously, she served as Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary for TechnipFMC plc, where she played a key role in the successful spin-off of Technip Energies, as well as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of Bristow Group Inc. Earlier in her career, Victoria held executive legal roles of increasing responsibility at General Electric and Electronic Data Systems Corporation, and began her career in private practice at Baker Botts. Victoria holds a Juris Doctor from the University of Chicago Law School and a Bachelor’s degree in Government from Cornell University.

Our History

DeepOcean was established in 1999. With headquarters in Oslo, Norway, and main operational centers in Europe, Americas and APAC, we support our clients worldwide.

In 2017, DeepOcean acquired Searov, a France-based, African-focused ROV services company. The year after, we expanded further with the acquisition of the American ROV and tooling services company Delta Subsea.

In 2021, DeepOcean entered into an agreement to acquire a majority stake in Adepth Minerals, a company built for sustainable exploration and extraction of marine minerals. The same year, DeepOcean also co-founded the Windstaller Alliance, which aims to provide the world's most cost-efficient and complete product supply, fabrication and marine services offering within offshore wind and other offshore renewables segments.

In 2025, DeepOcean and its joint venture partners Solstad Offshore and Østensjø Rederi took delivery of USV Challenger, a newbuild uncrewed surface vessel for remote-controlled subsea survey and IMR work. The vessel is remotely operated from shore and represents a significant step in DeepOcean's development of autonomous and low-emission offshore solutions.

Also in 2025, DeepOcean acquired Shelf Subsea, an independent subsea services provider with an established position across the Asia-Pacific and Middle East regions, expanding the company's geographical footprint into Southeast Asia, Australia and the Middle East. The same year, DeepOcean and Saudi Arabia-based Jana Marine Services signed an agreement to establish JADE Subsea Services, a joint venture offering integrated subsea solutions to the offshore energy industry in the Middle East.

Vision and values

A world-leading ocean service provider, enabling the energy transition and sustainable use of ocean resources.

Our values:
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Attitude
we ACT with a can-do attitude, striving to achieve the best possible, long-term result for our people, customers and stakeholders.
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Courage
we ACT with the courage to embrace new challenges, stop unsafe practices, always remain compliant, and shift boundaries with innovative solutions.
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Teamwork
we ACT as one team, promoting the continuous development of one another in learning and evolving organization for the benefit of ourselves and our customers.

ESG and Sustainability

Creating value beyond financial results
We support the ocean industry in driving positive change, including transitioning to net-zero emissions. Our environmental, social and governance (ESG) strategy sets out our target outcomes and the actions we will take to fulfill this commitment.

Our high-level ESG-priorities include:
Environment & Climate
  • Limiting the impact on marine environments
  • Reducing emissions from operations
  • Making climate change a priority
Corporate governance
  • Strengthening our commitment to sustainability at all levels, from the board and management down through our entire organization
  • Demonstrating integrity and transparency through ESG reporting and disclosure
  • Enforcing responsible business practices
Social responsibility
  • Protecting health and safety
  • Promoting diversity and equality
  • Respecting employee and human rights
Read more about our approach to ESG and Sutainability
Our approach

Why DeepOcean?

  • World-leading experts and unrivaled competence
  • Proven ocean services track record
  • Dedicated to reducing customers’ carbon footprint and operating costs
  • Fully integrated HSEQ approach
  • A technology-driven 'remote first' model
  • Access to extensive tool pool and subsea integration assets
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