Mike Jones
SMD
Mike Jones is the chairman of SMD which is based in Newcastle upon Tyne. A chartered engineer, Mike began his career as a graduate engineer at BP Engineering and has worked for SMD for over 29 years in various roles including design engineer, project manager, managing director and CEO. As part of the leadership, he helped reposition the company by extending its product range into workclass ROVs and diversified its markets into offshore renewables and seabed mining.