Nigel Quinn, Chief Executive Officer

Nigel joined Bibby Marine after previous CEO roles from within the Bibby Line Group of companies. Nigel held prior senior roles within global operating companies such as General Electric, Algeco & Ashtead Group. He has previous experience in the off-shore Oil & Gas sectors along with extensive experience in the exciting  OSW and renewables markets in a Marine shipping and Geo-science capacity.

Bibby Marine provides engineering services to offshore wind, oil and gas, third party crewing and vessel management, and floating accommodation to major projects worldwide. The fleet includes the award-winning Bibby WaveMaster service operations vessels, and the team is also leading cutting edge zero carbon research for the maritime sector in partnership with MarRI-UK and the UK Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult.

Bibby Marine is a subsidiary of Bibby Line Group – a diverse, £800 million global business, operating in 16 countries, employing 4,000 people in sectors including retail, financial services, distribution, marine and construction equipment hire

Stephen Bolton, Commercial & Business Development Director

Stephen joined Bibby Marine Limited in April 2016 after an illustrious career focusing on the offshore wind sector where he was often referred to as a sector Thought Leader. Not least for his passionate belief in Walk to Work technology.  

Following 4 successful years building the Bibby Marine Services business including delivering the Bibby WaveMaster 1 and WaveMaster Horizon vessels, in May 2020 Stephen became Commercial & BD Director for Bibby Marine assuming full P&L responsibility for the Bibby Maritime business / fleet as well as the Bibby Marine Services business / fleet that he already held. 

Stephen passionately believes that vessel logistics are a key component of offshore energy’s future success and so has assisted this sector constantly. This has included working with vessel designers, marketers, financers, insurers and operators.  

Stephen holds a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering, an MBA and is an alumnus of the London Business School Senior Exec Programme

Susan Worden

Sue is a Chartered Accountant with nearly 30 years’ experience gained in both practice and industry across a broad range of sectors. She worked as a Director for several years in Housing, leading on a number of major complex corporate change projects including several acquisitions, before becoming the UK CFO of a Global PE backed student accommodation developer. Here she worked closely with several international joint venture partners with a strong focus on liquidity and returns.

Sue joined Bibby Marine Limited in January 2020 was appointed Finance Director of all Marine Group companies in April.

Sue is married with a family and is based in Liverpool.

Howard Hughes, Technical and Operations Director

Howard Joined Bibby Marine as Technical and Operations Director in 2012, having previously held similar Directorships with Bibby Ship Management Ltd and Bibby Offshore Ltd from 2006.

Howard’s journey with Bibby started as an Engineering Cadet, followed by a seagoing career of over 20 years, during which he sailed as Chief Engineer on LPG, Petroleum and Product tankers. He ‘came ashore’ in the 1990’s to continue his maritime career with Bibby and has held numerous management positions from Repair Manager to General Manager before accepting the position of Technical Director in 2006. During his time as a Director, Howard has been responsible for the operation of many types of vessels – including DSVs, Survey Vessels, Ro-Ros, Oil tankers, Accommodation barges, and now Windfarm SOVs.

Howard currently heads the Technical, Operations, HSEQ and Crewing functions for the Company.

Howard is qualified as a Chief Engineer Officer (III/2) unlimited.