Senior Vice President – Americas
As director of our Americas business, Adam oversees all our operations in the US, Brazil, Mexico and the Caribbean. He has more than 20 years of experience in the oil and gas industry and has been with Altrad Sparrows since 2007, joining the leadership team in 2020.
He started his career working offshore as a service mechanic and began at Altrad Sparrows managing customer accounts. Adam has held several positions in the business since then and gained experience in operational roles, most recently as vice president of service.
Adam has led our diversification into the US industrial market in recent years. His knowledge of our business and the markets we operate in means he is well placed to implement our growth strategy across the offshore energy, industrial and renewables sectors in the region.
Global Strategic Director
With over 30 years of international experience, Charlie has been a key member of our Middle East, India, Caspian, and Asia Pacific (MEICAP) team since 2014, when he joined as executive director for this region.
Before that, Charlie founded and led Caley Energy, a company providing specialised equipment and personnel to major service providers in the process and pipeline industries across the Middle East, Africa, and Caspian regions. Prior to Caley Energy, he served as regional director at BJ Services Company, a global leader in pressure pumping and oilfield services.
In September 2024, Charlie was appointed our global strategic director.
Managing Director – Altrad Sparrows
With over 25 years of experience in the oil and gas industry, Matt joined us in 2017 as Regional Director - Europe. In this role, he was responsible for maintaining our leading market share in lifting operations and maintenance within the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS), while driving further growth in other sectors.
Matt’s previous experience includes leadership roles at several oil and gas contractors. He was also a supply chain consultant to the UK Government’s regulatory body, the Oil and Gas Authority (OGA), and contributed to Oil & Gas UK’s Efficiency Task Force. He has been a board member of industry body Subsea UK since 2014 and also supported Scottish Enterprise’s Grey Matters programme in an advisory capacity.
He holds a degree in mechanical engineering from Brunel University.
Regional Operations Director – Africa
Dave has been with Altrad Sparrows for more than 30 years and is now the director of our Africa operations with responsibility for all our business in the region.
Having started as an apprentice mechanic in 1989, Dave previously managed our Africa operations between 2004-2012 where he helped establish the strong foundations of the business before returning to UK operations.
Since then he has worked in various managerial roles, most recently as a business manager for several of our key clients where he delivered a number of business improvements. Africa is a key growth area for Altrad Sparrows and Dave’s previous experience and knowledge of the region mean he is ideally positioned to develop it further.
Chief Executive Officer – Altrad Alpha
Mikkel is the CEO of Altrad Alpha Wind Services, Altrad Sparrows' renewables business, and is responsible for growing our global operations in the sector.
Alpha was established by Mikkel in Denmark in 2007 and became part of Altrad Sparrows following its acquisition in 2017. The business has become a key part of Altrad Sparrows’ diversification strategy and has seen strong growth in Europe, Australia and the US where it has recently established an operational hub.
With a background in mechanics, Mikkel has more than 25 years of experience in engineering and started his career as an apprentice before working on passenger ships in the North Sea. He holds a Bachelor of Technology Management and Marine Engineering from Copenhagen University College of Engineering.