The boss of the Aberdeen-based Net Zero Technology Centre (NZTC) has been unveiled as the new chairwoman of unmanned aviation firm Flylogix.
Colette Cohen is taking on the new role, in addition to her “day job” as NZTC’s chief executive, just as Flylogix sets its sights on new markets including the US, Norway and Trinidad and Tobago.
The Hampshire-based company is also eyeing potential opportunities in the renewables sector.
Colette is a committed and outstanding role model for women in industry.”
Charles Tavner, CEO, Flylogix.
Ms Cohen is taking over the chairperson’s duties from Flylogix CEO Charles Tavner, who described her as “one of the most experienced and inspiring executives in the energy industry”.
He added: “She is also someone with a real open mind about technology, who was incredibly encouraging to us at the inception – not just of the company but of the idea behind it.”
It was a conversation with Ms Cohen that first started Flylogix on its journey from a paper idea to reality about seven years ago, Mr Tavner said.
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He added: “Colette is a committed and outstanding role model for women in industry, and I know she will add an enormous amount of value to Flylogix at a critical moment in our development.
“We are actively expanding into new sectors, with new applications for our beyond visual line of sight technology, and Colette’s experience and natural empathy for our business model and ambitions will be hugely valuable to Flylogix and our clients.”
Flylogix has built its reputation on its pioneering use of drones for long-distance flights for methane monitoring, such as with BP on projects west of Shetland.
Ms Cohen started her energy industry career with BP in 1991 nd has also worked in senior roles for ConocoPhillips and Centrica.
She has been CEO at NZTC – formerly the Oil and Gas Technology Centre – since it was launched in 2016.
Her impressive CV also includes roles in the top team at industry body Offshore Energies UK and the North Sea Transition Authority decommissioning board, as well as her non-executive directorships with Technip Energies, DeepOcean, Opito and Noreco.
IN 2020 Ms Cohen was made an OBE for her services to the UK energy industry.
She is joining the Flylogix boardroom team hot off the heels of it receiving a £3 million investment from BP.
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