Dr Rajapillai Ahilan FREng 

Group Chief Executive Officer, LOC Group

Dr R V Ahilan is a technology and business leader with three decades of experience including 20 years at board level in Noble Denton, GL Garrad Hassan, DNV GL and LOC, leading over 1000 people. He chairs Innosea and is on the Advisory Board of WaveEC.

He has led projects which set international standards for jack-ups, marine transportation and moorings. He helped develop the marine operations guidelines at industry-leading firm, Noble Denton. He steers the DigiTwin Project, advises the ORE SuperGen and is a Trustee of the Marine Technology Trust. His experience spans both oil and gas and renewables.