Biography

Richard Dowdeswell is chief commercial officer of GeoAcoustics Ltd. He joined the company in 2017 and led the buyout from Kongsberg in 2020. Prior to GeoAcoustics, he spent ten years working for the UK Government’s Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas) in a range of roles, including running the organization’s subsidiary technology development company. Before leaving Cefas, he was responsible for business development in the Middle East and was instrumental in winning several contracts and establishing Cefas’ first overseas office in Kuwait.