René oversees the global business development of services provided by Fugro to the subsea cable industry
such as desktop studies and route surveys. René has been an employee of Fugro for over 20 years. In 2009
he became responsible for managing Fugro Hydrographic Services in Asia Pacific. In this position René has
been involved in all aspects of submarine cable development from concept to installation. René is an active
member of the SubOptic community and is also committed to the protection of submarine cables through
his long-term engagement with the ICPC.