AMBREY APPOINTS ED WOLLASTON AS DIRECTOR OF GLOBAL RESPONSE
Southampton, United Kingdom – 13th January 2026
“Ambrey is pleased to announce the appointment of Ed Wollaston as Director of Global Response, strengthening the company’s leadership as it continues to expand its global footprint in marine emergency response. Ed assumed the role at the beginning of November and is now responsible for overseeing, coordinating, and optimising Ambrey’s worldwide emergency response operations.”
In his new position, Ed will lead the strategic development of Ambrey’s integrated response capabilities—ensuring the company delivers rapid, expert support to clients facing complex maritime and multi-disciplinary events around the globe.
“Ed brings deep technical expertise and a proven track record in some of the most challenging casualty and major-incident environments,” said Chris Crookall, Ambrey Group Managing Director. “His leadership will further enhance our ability to respond decisively and effectively wherever our clients need us. This appointment reflects our commitment to investing in the very best talent as we scale our global response services.”
Joshua Hutchinson, Ambrey Chief Commercial Officer, added, “Ed’s experience across salvage, wreck removal, and high-stakes technical advisory work aligns perfectly with Ambrey’s mission to deliver world-class support under pressure – we are delighted to welcome him to the team.”
Ed joins Ambrey from Skuld, where he spent seven years within the Casualty and Major Claims team in London and Oslo. During this time, he advised on large-scale salvage and wreck removal operations worldwide, providing both technical guidance and strategic incident-management support to a broad international client base.
Before Skuld, Ed worked for LOC in London and Hong Kong, serving as Shipping Technical Director. He was appointed to the Lloyd’s Special Casualty Representative (SCR) Panel in 2016. His work included preparing expert reports for High Court and arbitration proceedings relating to vessel stability, structural integrity, newbuild projects, and class matters in London, Hong Kong and Mumbai. He has also provided oral evidence in London arbitrations.
“Always-on” —Ed will be based at Ambrey’s new 24/7 Global Operations Centre (GOC) in Southampton, which officially opened in June 2025 and serves as the centre for the delivery of critical services to prepare, support and respond to safeguard both seafarers and maritime assets, offering clients around the world peace of mind.
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