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October 29, 2025

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About ABL Group ASA

ABL Group (OSE: ABL Group ASA – ticker code “ABL”) is a leading independent global consultancy delivering energy, marine, engineering and digital solutions to drive safety and sustainability in renewables, maritime and oil & gas sectors. The group has offices in 39 countries worldwide and operates under four brands: ABL, OWC, Longitude and AGR.

ABL France Announces Key Team Appointments to Strengthen Offshore Wind Leadership

ABL France is pleased to announce two strategic team appointments, reinforcing its leadership and specialised expertise in supporting French offshore wind and floating wind transport & installation (T&I) projects.

Maxime Pottier | Head of Marine Warranty Survey (MWS) France

ABL France is delighted to announce the appointment of Maxime Pottier as Head of the Marine Warranty Survey (MWS) Team.

Maxime joined ABL France in April 2024 as Principal Naval Architect and MWS Project Manager, bringing over 17 years of experience as a Marine Warranty Surveyor and Marine Engineer in France and internationally. His career spans major offshore installation projects in France, Angola, Norway, and the Gulf of Mexico.

Since joining ABL, Maxime has led MWS missions on French offshore wind farms, consistently demonstrating technical excellence and strong leadership. In his new role, Maxime will lead the MWS France team, ensuring a safety and quality-first approach, while exploring innovative solutions to deliver added value for clients’ offshore wind and floating wind projects.

Kevin Vincent | Senior Transport & Installation Engineer

ABL France also welcomes Kevin Vincent to the Owner’s Engineer team as Senior Transport & Installation Engineer.

With more than a decade of experience in the offshore wind and oil & gas sectors, Kevin has worked as a T&I engineer, project engineer, operations engineer, project manager, and commercial engineer. His expertise covers offshore wind T&I, floating wind technology, and marine engineering in France.

Prior to joining ABL, Kevin worked extensively in the floating wind turbine sector, including as Lead T&I Engineer for the EFGL project and Senior T&I Engineer for BlueFloat Energy and Principal Power.

Commitment to Clients and Offshore Wind Excellence

“These appointments reflect our ongoing commitment to providing the best technical offering to our clients across the marine and offshore renewables space in France, as well as to support projects in Iberia and Benelux countries. Kevin and Maxime bring exception experience in offshore wind T&I and engineering, including highly specialised expertise in floating wind. I am very pleased to welcome them both into their new roles.”

Fabien Thomas, Country Manager, ABL France

ABL France is part of the Oslo-listed global consultancy in energy and oceans, ABL Group.

Partner with ABL France to power the future of French renewables | Speak to our Team

Celebrating over a decade in the market, ABL France has been a trusted partner in advancing safety, efficiency, and sustainability across offshore wind and electrification projects.

Our team brings deep expertise in marine and engineering services, specialising in:

From contributing to every operational offshore wind project in France to supporting major interconnector and electrification initiatives across Europe, ABL France continues to deliver technical excellence and value for clients shaping the energy transition.

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