Videotel appoints new CEO

Cleave has 35 years experience in the shipping industry and is already familiar with Videotel’s work and catalogue of training material, having provided consultancy services to the company for the past two years.

In the role of CEO at Videotel, Cleave will be responsible for the day to day running of the business as well as guiding future development. He will support deputy chairman Stephen Bond who will focus on the production of the company’s training materials, which are as DVDs with workbooks and in various computer-based training formats, including on-line and on-demand.

Cleave said: “I am very pleased to be joining Videotel at such an exciting time. We have many interesting products planned and are developing what can only be described as some very exciting and innovative technology to meet tomorrow’s training challenges. Modern training today is no longer a matter of simply placing a video into a VCR but rather a combination of quality blended training solutions to meet our industry’s needs.”

Cleave began his maritime career at sea, serving with the Cunard Steamship Company plc and rising to the role of Second Officer prior to coming ashore in the early 1980s. He has senior management roles within the shipmanagement industry, working for PB Maritime Services Limited, Dobson Fleet Management and Hanseatic Shipping Company Limited. Most recently he was Chief Executive Officer of Elias Marine Consultants Limited, providing a broad range of professional services to the wider shipping industry.

Welcoming the appointment, Bond said: “We are delighted to have Nigel on board. With his high calibre business thinking and maritime experience, particularly in shipmanagement, he is a welcome addition to Videotel. Nigel will take on the role of looking after our offices around the world and maximising business opportunities. He will also be the lynchpin in customer liaison as he is able to assist clients from a very knowledgeable point of view as he fully understands the business of managing ships as well as managing and retaining crew.”