Nauticus Robotics Names Brian Allen as Chief Revenue Officer
Nauticus Robotics has appointed Brian Allen as Chief Revenue Officer, effective May 13, 2026, announced in a press release. Allen will oversee the company’s commercial strategy across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, as well as global technology licensing. He will be based in the United Kingdom and report to President and CEO John Gibson.
Before joining Nauticus, Allen founded and led Beam, a subsea robotics and AI company based in the United Kingdom, from 2016 to 2025. Beam grew to about 230 employees across multiple regions and built an $840 million sales pipeline before its acquisition by Rosenxt. Allen previously held technical roles at DeepOcean, Fugro, Subsea 7, and Odyssey Marine Exploration, bringing over 15 years of subsea robotics experience.
Allen will focus on expanding Nauticus’ commercial presence and developing scalable sales and marketing infrastructure. His appointment follows the company’s continued international expansion efforts. In a subsequent statement, Nauticus said in a press release that Allen’s experience will support its growth in offshore energy, defense, and technology licensing markets while advancing deployment of the Nauticus ToolKITT autonomy platform.
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