Norway-based maritime technology company, Shipnet has strengthened its senior leadership team with the appointment of a new finance director and HR director.
Paula Summers, who joins as HR Director, boasts over 15 years of experience within HR roles partnering with business leaders in the retail, manufacturing and nuclear energy sectors. This includes Ethel Austin, Glen Dimplex Consumer Appliances (including brands like Stoves, Belling, Morphy Richards and Roberts Radios) and Cavendish Nuclear.
Having departed Cavendish Nuclear in September 2023 to relocate to Queensland, Australia, Paula returned to the UK this year and joined Shipnet.
Summers commented, “Our newly developed people strategy and initiatives will support growth, capability, engagement, and colleague experience, so we can keep the world afloat. I am thankful for the fantastic support and enthusiasm from all Shipnet colleagues on our journey so far and look forward to what we are going to achieve together in the future.”
Newly appointed as Shipnet’s Finance Director, Niamh Burns qualified as a Chartered Accountant in Ireland and then relocated to the Caribbean with EY. After transitioning into industry, she was in a number of roles within the telecoms sector across the Caribbean, overseeing the finance of startups and scale-ups in Bermuda, Turks and Caicos and British Virgin Islands. After returning home to Belfast, Niamh continued with various Finance Director roles in tech, most recently contributing to the successful exit of PE-backed MSP NewCMI to BCN.
Joining Shipnet, Niamh Burns said, “I look forward to assisting the team in building on its success as it launches its innovative new products and continues to grow its geographical reach. It is also great to know it has the solid backing of Volaris/CSI, with their buy and hold acquisition strategy, and its support in helping the business, and the team, grow.”
