Ian Douglas

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Mr. Ian Douglas serves as Chief Executive Officer and Board Member at XLCC. Mr. Douglas serves as Chief Executive Officer and Board Member at Global Marine Systems. He is the former Managing Director of the Global Marine telecoms business where he had global responsibility for all issues related to Global Marine Systems operations in the telecoms market, including coordinating and supporting the strategic key joint ventures with Huawei Technologies, China Telecom, SingTel, NTT and others. Ian represents Global Marine Systems on the Board of Directors of these companies in addition to serving on the Global Marine Systems Board. Prior to this role, he was CEO of Huawei Marine Networks (HMN) a joint venture which he was instrumental in establishing following the strategic acquisition of 'Redsky' Technology in 2005. Ian joined Global Marine's predecessor, Cable and Wireless Marine in 1995 and called China his home for seven years where, prior to joining HMN, he led the growth of SB Submarine Systems (SBSS), including their expansion into non-telecoms fields including power cable installation and the provision of offshore vessel support to the oil and gas industry. He is one of only a handful of western business men to receive the Friendship Award - the highest honour awarded by the Chinese Government for contributions to China.