HOUSTON, Texas, April 06, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Nauticus Robotics, Inc., a Houston-area developer of surface and subsea robots, autonomy software, and associated ocean services today announced the appointment of Donnelly Bohan as the Company’s new Chief Operating Officer, effective April 4, 2022.
Ms. Bohan was most recently at Leidos (NYSE: LDOS), where for five years she served as Vice President, Division Manager of Leidos’ Maritime Solutions Division globally, ultimately serving as Vice President, Division Manager – Mission Operations and Infrastructure Protection Division. In this most recent role, Ms. Bohan oversaw day-to-day operations of over 850 employees in an organization providing electronic and integrated security systems including counter-small unmanned aerial systems.
“It is a tremendous honor to have Donnelly join the Nauticus team and I am especially thrilled to work with such a talented individual as we embark on our significant growth trajectory and planned entrance into the public markets,” said Nicolaus Radford, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Nauticus. “Donnelly’s direct and tremendously applicable experience within the maritime industry managing large interdisciplinary teams in growth environments, process improvement and operations planning will be vital as we scale a worldwide Nauticus organization to capture the large market opportunities within the blue economy.”
Ms. Bohan commented, “There is something very special happening at Nauticus and I am excited to be joining Nic and the team in their mission to disrupt the ocean service industry with the Company’s propriety suite of technology products and software services. The blue economy is ripe for disruption as Nauticus has developed a strong foundation and I am eager to integrate into the team to successfully execute on our growth plans.”
About Donnelly Bohan, PMP
Ms. Bohan is an experienced leader with over 25 years of experience providing business growth management and strategy, process improvement, merger and integration planning, integration of disparate businesses, capture and business development, operations planning, management and oversight for a diverse group of organizations. Ms. Bohan brings a unique set of experiences, having worked with executive level officers at large companies and agencies, and entrepreneurs and small businesses, identifying funding opportunities, assisting and overseeing grant writing, performing market planning and developing marketing strategies. She was employed for approximately 20 years at Leidos (NYSE: LDOS) in roles of increasing responsibility, most recently as Vice President, Division Manager – Mission Operations and Infrastructure Protection Division where she oversaw operations for an organization with over 850 employees. Ms. Bohan received a Master of Business Administration from the University of Maryland at College Park and a Bachelor of Science in Community Health, Health Planning and Administration from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
On December 16, 2021, Nauticus and CleanTech Acquisition Corp. (“CLAQ”) (NASDAQ: CLAQ), a special purpose acquisition corporation, entered into a business combination agreement that will result in Nauticus becoming part of a public company.
About Nauticus
Nauticus Robotics, Inc. is a Houston-area developer of cloud-based subsea robots and software to provide 21st century ocean robotic solutions to combat the global impacts on the world’s marine environment. The interconnected, purpose-built product ecosystem of both surface and subsea robots is powered by Nauticus’ autonomous software platform that affords ocean robots real machine intelligence, not just automation. This approach targets transforming the industry to an economically efficient and environmentally sustainable model. This modernized approach to ocean robotics as a service has resulted in the development of a range of products for retrofit/upgrading legacy systems and other vehicle platforms. Nauticus’ services provide customers the necessary data collection, analytics, and subsea manipulation capabilities to support and maintain assets while significantly reducing their operational footprint, operating cost, and greenhouse gas emissions, to improve offshore health, safety, and environmental exposure.
About CLAQ
CleanTech Acquisition Corp. is a special purpose acquisition company formed in June 2020 with the purpose of entering into a business combination with one or more businesses. CleanTech Sponsor I LLC and CleanTech Investments LLC, an affiliate of Chardan, are the founders and co-sponsors of CLAQ.
