Meet some of our key Oceaneers
Co-Chief Executive Officer
Nick Copley
Nick Copley is an accomplished business leader with deep expertise in corporate strategy, M&A, and business transformation. As Co-CEO, he drives growth and strategic execution, leveraging his extensive experience in commercial leadership and change management.
Previously, Nick was Group Strategy and Corporate Development Director at Lloyd’s Register, leading acquisitions and strategic divestments. At OneOcean Group, he managed a £60m P&L, spearheaded multiple M&A deals, and guided the company’s successful sale to Lloyd’s Register. His career also includes private equity investing and consulting roles.
Nick holds a Master’s in Geography from the University of Cambridge and an MSc in Finance from London Business School. Passionate about innovation, he represents LR in their anchor investor position in Motion Ventures, guiding startups through the complexities of the market. Known for his strategic vision and ability to execute complex deals, Nick plays a key role in shaping the company’s future.
Co-Chief Executive Officer
Nicholas Goubert
Nicholas Goubert is a highly experienced product leader with over 15 years’ experience in fintech, media and music, location services, mobility and big data. As Co-CEO he has responsibility for the company’s Sales, Marketing and go to market functions as well as the strategic leadership and management of the company’s products, overseeing their development, and ensuring their alignment with business objectives, market needs, and customer satisfaction.
Nicholas is passionate about building strong product creation teams, with an emphasis on cross functional work to deliver innovative products that shape the future of industries, having demonstrated this in a number of sectors and verticals across Clark, SoundCloud, Native Instruments, HERE and Nokia. He enjoys mentoring product managers, uniting cross functional teams and building great products for his customers.
Stéphane Baranzelli is the Chief Revenue Officer, bringing extensive expertise in sales and general management across various industries, including Professional Services, MusicTech , and Fintech. Stéphane honed his advanced sales skills during his tenure at PTC (Parametric Technology Corporation) and has held senior management roles within the Experian Group working with renowned global customers such as McDonald’s, Douglas, AXA, Allianz, BMW, and One&Only. Among his key achievements are the development of best-in-class Revenue organisations with robust financial KPIs and the successful leadership of marketing and revenue operational transformations. These accomplishments were driven by empowering high-performing teams, enhancing customer satisfaction through effective account management strategies, focusing on market share growth.
Tom Edwards is Chief Operating Office. He has over six years of experience at OneOcean, where he has successfully led two major post-merger integration projects, redesigned the global customer operations function, and more recently, managed the compliance and navigation business.
Before joining OneOcean, Tom worked in FTSE100 aerospace and telecom organisations and boutique consultancies, specialising in project and change management, performance improvement, operations management, procurement transformation, and cost reduction.
Tom is passionate about the maritime software market’s transformation as it leverages evolving connectivity to address the decarbonisation challenge through digitalisation.
Raal Harris is the Chief Creative Officer with responsibility for leading brand development, marketing and communications activities ensuring a great brand experience for all stakeholders..
Prior to taking his group role, Raal was Managing Director of Videotel, where he spent fifteen years gaining extensive experience in Maritime E-Learning and the production of maritime training content and software solutions.
Raal’s diverse background includes university lectureships in interaction design, information product design, and computer games design. An active participant in the maritime industry Raal is involved with numerous seafarer welfare, ship management and trade associations.
Tracy Maraj is Chief People & Culture Officer with responsibility for leading our people agenda, developing effective strategies to deliver our business objectives which supports our people to maximise their full potential in a culture that cultivates openness, inclusivity, and diversity.
With a diverse background spanning roles across Finance, Sales Operations and People, Tracy brings a depth of experience from companies during hypergrowth, global expansion and transformational change in companies which include Mews, Salesforce, Cisco, Netscape, Opsware and Loudcloud.
Keith Proffitt is Acting Chief Financial Officer. He is qualified accountant with 30 years of experience, having worked across various industries, leading teams in all areas of finance with a strong focus on transformation and driving positive change.
Most recently, Keith served as the Group Financial Controller at Lloyd’s Register, supporting Group CFO Mary Waldner in driving finance transformation initiatives.
Keith lives just outside London with his wife Kate, to whom he has been married for 21 years, and their three teenage children: Thomas, Jack, and Madison.
