Press Releases
Enaimco Appoints Co-Founder and Former COO Steve Follett as CEO
St. John’s, 16th April 2025
Enaimco, a Canadian-headquartered technology company delivering digital solutions for subsea operations, today announced the appointment of Co-Founder and former Chief Operating Officer Steve Follett as Chief Executive Officer. Based in St.John’s, Steve will lead Enaimco’s global business operations and corporate strategy as the company continues to expand its advanced digital twin solutions across the offshore energy sector. Former CEO Pål Roppen will transition to a new role as Senior Advisor to the company.
Steve’s appointment comes at a pivotal time for Enaimco, as the company gains significant traction across key markets in North America, Africa, and the Asia-Pacific region. Enaimco’s open data platform and digital twin software are transforming how energy operators manage subsea infrastructure enabling faster decision-making, improved troubleshooting, and reduced environmental impact.
“With his deep operational expertise and founder’s vision, Steve is the right leader for this next chapter of growth,” said Sam Allen, Co-Founder and Executive Chairman of Enaimco. “As we scale our platform and continue delivering exceptional software to new and existing customers, we’re confident in Steve’s ability to drive innovation and performance. We also extend our sincere thanks to Pål for his leadership through a critical phase of Enaimco’s journey and look forward to his continued support as a Senior Advisor and investor.”
Commenting on his new role, Steve Follett said: “I’m incredibly excited and honored to lead Enaimco at such a transformative moment. I’m deeply proud of the team we’ve built—both in Newfoundland and abroad. What we’re creating is game-changing, and it’s thrilling to see Newfoundland and Labrador becoming a global hub for digital subsea innovation.”
Enaimco and SEA Global Announce Strategic Partnership to Deliver Fully Integrated Digital Twin Solutions for the Offshore Industry
St. John’s, 7th April 2025
Enaimco is proud to announce a strategic global partnership with SEA Global, bringing together Enaimco’s advanced digital twin technology and SEA Global’s world-class engineering and project management expertise. This collaboration represents a significant step forward in delivering a fully integrated solution for the offshore subsea industry—enhancing asset management and operational performance across the full asset life cycle.
“As a SaaS company, Enaimco has been looking for the right engineering partner to further enhance our offering,” says Steve Follett, COO at Enaimco. “SEA Global is a world-class engineering company with a proven track record in the offshore subsea industry. Our collaboration brings a unique solution to the international offshore sector—one that integrates innovative software with deep operational expertise.”
Enaimco specializes in creating operational twins – purpose driven digital twins that maximize data and automate workflows, ensuring real-time access to critical information and enabling better decision-making across the entire life cycle of subsea assets. By combining this with SEA Global’s extensive project delivery experience, the partnership delivers a cloud-based, end-to-end solution that improves efficiency, reduces risk, and supports better decisions—whether in the office or offshore.
“We recognize that the offshore energy industry is rapidly digitalizing its work processes to improve efficiency, increase profitability, and reduce risk,” adds Follett. “This partnership brings a transformational solution to subsea infrastructure management. Together, SEA Global and Enaimco offer a powerful combination of experienced engineers and project managers with world-leading, user-focused software.”
This partnership brings together the best of both worlds—cutting-edge digital technology and trusted engineering capabilities—to reshape how offshore energy projects are planned, managed, and executed.
Together, Enaimco and SEA Global are redefining the future of subsea digitalization.
Enaimco to speak on AI Opportunities at Digital Offshore 25′
St. John’s, 21st March 2025
Enaimco is pleased to announce that Brad Power will be speaking at Digital Offshore ‘25, taking place at the St. John’s Convention Centre from March 25-26, 2025.
Brad will be a panelist in Session 8 – Opportunities in AI on March 26, from 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM. This session will explore the role of artificial intelligence in advancing offshore energy, focusing on how digitalization is transforming operations, improving efficiency, and enhancing safety.
Digital Offshore ‘25 brings together industry leaders to discuss the latest innovations in data-driven solutions for the offshore energy sector. Hosted by techNL, Energy NL, and Energy Research & Innovation Newfoundland & Labrador, the event provides a platform for experts to share insights, address challenges, and explore opportunities in the digital transformation of offshore operations.
For more details, visit Digital Offshore ‘25.
Moya Cahill Joins Enaimco’s Board of Directors
St. John’s, 12th December 2024
We are pleased to announce that Ms. Moya Cahill has joined the Enaimco Board of Directors. With a distinguished career as an entrepreneur and leader, Ms. Cahill has founded, managed, and grown multiple successful ventures.
A professional engineer with a degree in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering from Memorial University of Newfoundland, Ms. Cahill began her career with Norsk Hydro in Norway. She returned to Canada in the early 1990s and founded MNC Group Inc., a project management and engineering firm. In the following years, Ms. Cahill would go on to co-found Pan Maritime Energy Services Inc. and in 2006 became an angel investor, co-founder and CEO of an ocean tech company, PanGeo Subsea Inc. In 2021, Moya sold her company PanGeo to Kraken Robotics, a publicly traded company trading on Canada’s TSX Venture Exchange.
Ms. Cahill has since resumed her role as CEO of Pan Maritime, bringing together the leadership and innovative solutions to deliver cost effective solutions for the energy sector’s low carbon transition. With a career spanning 35 years, she has earned widespread recognition for her leadership and contributions to the energy industry and her community. As a member of the Board, Ms. Cahill will play a pivotal role in shaping and advancing our offshore wind strategy.
Enaimco to Showcase Operational Twin Technology at Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) Houston
St. John’s, 9th April 2024
Enaimco has announced its participation in the upcoming Offshore Technology Conference (OTCO Houston. The company is set to unveil its Operational Twin technology, designed to optimize subsea operations across the energy industry, from construction to abandonment.
Scheduled from May 6th to 9th, the OTC Houston event will provide a platform for Enaimco to showcase its technology at Booth 2039 within the Newfoundland pavilion.
Enaimco’s Operational Twin is a collaborative SaaS software that optimizes production and allows clients to produce more, with less, throughout the lifecycle of offshore projects. Its comprehensive suite of capabilities enhances efficiency, productivity, and safety.
Enaimco is eager to engage with industry stakeholders, fostering collaboration and innovation during the event. The company anticipates meaningful discussions and exchanges of ideas that could pave the way for groundbreaking developments in offshore operations.
This event marks a significant milestone in Enaimco’s journey to redefine the standards and drive progress in the offshore energy sector.
Enaimco appoints energy industry software leader Pal Roppen as new CEO
St. John’s/Oslo, 1st November 2023
Enaimco, a Canadian headquartered company building digital solutions for subsea operations, has today (1 November, 2023) appointed energy industry software veteran Pal Roppen to the role of CEO. Based in Oslo and reporting to the Enaimco Board of Directors, Pal will assume full responsibility for overall business operations, corporate strategy and growth as Enaimco scales its digital solutions globally in the energy sector.
His appointment comes as Enaimco – an open data solution that enhances decision making and aids troubleshooting for subsea operations – seeks to gain a foothold in key markets across Europe and Asia Pacific, and make a strategic play into the offshore wind space. The company, established in North America, sees significant growth potential for its digital solution as customers across the energy mix attempt to increase efficiencies while
also reducing risk and carbon emissions.
The growth strategy will be underpinned by Pal’s extensive knowledge of how to support customers in unlocking the transformative power of data, enabling them to make mission-critical decisions faster and better. He is an experienced start-up and scale up CEO who has successfully built and sold multiple businesses in the tech sector. As Co-founder, Chairman and CEO of FutureOn, Pal built the business from its inception in 2016 to a world leading energy sector SaaS company. With a unique focus on field design for the subsea sector, by 2023 it was dominating the market with several global oil majors and international engineering companies in its client portfolio.
FutureOn’s SaaS product FieldTwin delivers collaborative data visualization platforms for digitizing workflows to offshore energy customers across subsea life-of-field and project delivery services. Kongsberg Digital recently became the majority shareholder of FutureOn.
“Enaimco delivers a transformational solution to the offshore energy sector that will unlock tremendous value through digitization, and is uniquely positioned in the offshore energy market with a highly scalable SaaS solution for subsea operations. As CEO, director and shareholder I will join a strong investor team with impressive experience from both the international energy and SaaS industries,” said Pal.
“The entire Enaimco team is extremely excited to welcome Pal as our new CEO at a transformation stage in our company’s growth. Pal is a technology visionary with a proven track record of execution and shares the same values as the Enaimco team. I am looking forward to working with Pal, our COO Steve Follet, CTO Ron Parrott, and the rest of the team, as we scale our SaaS solution internationally”, said Sam Allen, Co-founder, who will stand down as CEO to take the role of Executive Chairman.
Jamie King Joins Enaimco’s Board of Directors
St. John’s, 24th May 2023
Jamie King is a Canadian entrepreneur and technology executive,
best known for his role as co-founder and former CEO of Verafin, a
financial crime management software company based in St. John’s,
Newfoundland and Labrador. Jamie co-founded Verafin in 2003
and led the company through its growth and expansion until its
acquisition by Nasdaq in 2020 for $2.75 billion.
Under Jamie’s leadership, Verafin became a leading provider
of financial crime detection and management solutions to
financial institutions in North America. The company’s
software uses artificial intelligence and machine learning
algorithms to help banks and credit unions detect and prevent
fraud, money laundering, and other financial crimes.
Prior to co-founding Verafin, Jamie was a software engineer
and consultant. He holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree
from Memorial University of Newfoundland. In addition to his
work with Verafin, Jamie is also involved in the Newfoundland
and Labrador technology community as an advisor and
mentor to other startups and entrepreneurs.
Simona Agolini Joins Enaimco’s Board of Directors
St. John’s, 11th May 2023
Enaimco is pleased to announce the appointment of Simona Agolini to its Board of Directors. Simona is based in Dubai, UAE, and is CEO and Co-founder of QIDZ, which is a mobile app that is an all-in-one solution for parents and children looking to find the best activities across leisure, entertainment, F&B, and edutainment across GCC. Prior to discovering her entrepreneurial inner self, Simona spent 15 years in various executive roles in Shell, including Manager Mergers and Acquisitions and Project Director for developing a petrochemicals project in Iraq. Simona speaks no less than 7 languages and has an MBA from the Rotterdam School of Management. We are delighted to welcome Simona, another excellent addition to the Enaimco team.
