Eckhard Bruckschen, CTO, IOEMA Fibre Limited Eckhard is the CTO at IOEMA Fibre Limited. He is also a Director of Undersea Cable Consultancy Limited, offering his expertise and knowledge of the submarine fibre/power cable industry to the market. He is a Master Mariner and MBA with more than 33 years of experience in the offshore submarine cable industry. He has operational experience of plough and trenching/ROV operations; fibre optic, power, umblical, and flexible pipe installation; remedial works; and burial and bridge operations. His onshore experience includes FEED studies, project contruction and installation management, equipment development, capital budget management, and system support and engineering, as well as bid management and sales. He has installed and mnaged more than 40,000 km of submarine fibre optic cables and 2,500 km of submarine power cables worldwide.