Kraken Robotics Inc. (Kraken) has announced that Nathaniel Spencer has been appointed Chief Operating Officer of Kraken. Mr. Spencer joined Kraken in August 2021 with the acquisition of PanGeo Subsea, where he was the Vice President of Service Delivery.

For the last 18 months, Nat has been the Managing Director of Kraken’s subsea power business. Nat has over 12 years in the marine sector, including founding a subsea inspection business that was sold to Oceaneering in 2016.

Greg Reid, Kraken’s President and CEO, noted, “I am pleased to promote Nat to the COO role after 3 years at Kraken. Nat’s strength is in driving operational performance by building strong teams, setting goals, and effectively monitoring and communicating both up and down an organization. He is very process-driven and brings a sense of urgency and solid business sense to matters at Kraken. Combined with the rest of our Executive Management team, including Joe MacKay (CFO), Dave Shea (CTO), and Lynne Adu (CCO), our organization is now well structured to handle strong organic growth and integrate selective acquisitions that add additional technology customers, and profitability to our business.

Kraken is also pleased to announce that Erica Kierstead has joined as Director of Global Marketing. Based in Boston, Erica spent 2 years at MITRE in marketing and communications, most recently focused on the AI and Bluetech sectors, and prior to that spent 9 years at Hydroid and then HII in marketing. With over 10 years of experience in ocean technology and the defense industries, Erica is a welcome addition to Kraken’s marketing efforts.