John Charalambides is currently the Technical Services Director of Fameline Energy Ltd. (Cyprus). Before that John was the Executive Vice President (MENA) of Connector Subsea Solution based in the UAE based in Abu Dhabi. Previously he was employed by Oceaneering International for twenty-seven years where his last position was Director of International Business Development, based in the UAE, covering clients worldwide with emphasis in the Middle East, North Africa, Mediterranean and European regions, and across all company’s offshore subsea service and product lines. Prior to that role, John was the Director of Business Development of Oceaneering’s Pipeline Connection & Repair Systems group in Houston. Before that, John served as the General Manager of Oceaneering’s Pipeline Connection & Repair Systems (PCRS) group in Houston, Texas for over twenty-two years. He began his career as a Subsea Engineering Design & Project Engineer/Project Manager at Oceaneering, and worked for other companies, including the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) in New York city, before he joined Oceaneering. John holds a Higher National Diploma in Mechanical Engineering (HTI - Cyprus), and Bachelor’s and Master’s of Engineering degrees, both in Mechanical Engineering (Solid Dynamics & Machine Design) from the City University of New York (CCNY).