Key People

CTS’ strength is built on a fundamental core of world class engineering professionals. This is supported by over 180 staff worldwide with specialists in all aspects of cathodic protection as well as electrical and civil engineers.

You can find out more about our key members of staff by clicking on their name below:

• Steve Wroe
  Steve Wroe has a BSc in Metallurgy and Materials and is a Fellow of the Institute of Corrosion (FICorr),UK.He has more than 30 years experience in corrosion/cathodic protection engineering and management positions.Steve’s technical background combined with his management experience has significantly enhanced CTS ability tosecure and successfully complete projects. He is a Director of  the CTS group of companies.
• Roderick M. Callon
  Roderick M. Callon (Rod) has over 20 years of experience in the corrosion control field. He is a Fellow of the Institute ofCorrosion (FICorr), NACE Corrosion Specialist and is a BSc (Hons) in Applied Chemistry from the University of Portsmouth. Responsible for all aspects of our business in Bahrain and Saudi he also specializes in the protection of reinforced concrete structures. His ability in this field has lead CTS to carry out many of the largest Cathodic protection schemes for reinforced concrete structures worldwide. Rod is General Manager for CTS Bahrain and Saudi Operations and Managing Director-Technical for the CTS Group.
• Paul Brooks
  Paul Brooks has over 15 years’ experience in the Cathodic Protection industry. He has a degree in Industry Related Science from Durham University and worked as UK Services Manager at CCEL  where he developed the field service work and managed several major projects. Paul joined CTS Europe Ltd in 2007 as Field Operations Manager setting up and growing a department which has become the major pipeline survey provider in UK.  In December 2011 Paul was appointed General Manager of CTS in the UK and is also the Director the CTS Europe in Azerbaijan and Georgia.  In addition to being in charge of the Administration of the company Paul is responsible for Business Development in Europe. Paul holds MICorr and NACE Senior Corrosion Technologist certifications, and in March 2018 was appointed as the Chairman of the Institute of Corrosion’s London Branch for a  2 year tenure, until March 2020.
• Subramanian Narayan (Raju)
  Subramanian Narayan (Raju) has a Degree in Chemical Engineering and more than 25 years of experience in the field of cathodic protection, insulation, fireproofing , coating and allied corrosion activities. He is an active member of NACE and ICorr UK, is a certified NACE Corrosion and Cathodic Protection Specialist and Fellow of the Institute of Corrosion (FICorr). Raju is Technical and Marketing Manager for CTS Europe. Raju is also a C. Eng NACE Corrosion Specialist, NACE CP Specialist, Assessor for PRI C Eng Candidates and approved CP designer for Nation Grid.
• P.V. Ramanathan (Ram)
  P.V. Ramanathan (Ram) is Chartered Accountant from India and Chartered Certified Accountant from UK with over thirty four years of international, post qualification experience mainly in the oilfield service industry. His previous experience includes long stints at Ernst & Young, Schlumberger and other large international trading companies. He has been with CTS and its predecessors since 2001 and was part of the management buyout team which acquired the Middle East operations of Corrpro Companies in 2003.Ram is Managing Director – Commercial for the CTS Group.
• Dr. John Charles Norris
  Dr. John Norris has a PhD in Cathodic Protection and has over 13 years’ experience in the field of corrosion control. He has been involved in feasibility studies and inspection of many concrete structures in the Gulf and has extensive design, installation and commissioning experience of Cathodic protection systems for new and existing concrete structures. John is also experienced in the application of remote monitoring and control of power supply systems. John is a professional Member of the Institute of Corrosion (UK) (MICorr) and is currently working as Projects Manager for the CTS Group.
• Steve Bradley
  Steve Bradley has an MSc in Offshore Engineering and is a Chartered Engineer with 30 years of experience inthecorrosion / cathodic protection engineering and management positions. He has worked both with cathodicprotection contracting companies and major oil companies and has been stationed in the Middle east/N. Africa foralmost 20 years. Steve has a thorough technical understanding of CP/Corrosion issues in this region and is fullyconversant with the operating requirements of the large EPC Contractors and local Oil Companies. He is currentlythe Operations Manager of CTS Middle East.
• Vikram Prabhakaran
  Vikram Prabhakaran has over 14 years of experience in the corrosion control field. He is an active member oftheInstitute of Corrosion (UK) (MICorr) and certified NACE CP Specialist. He has worked in the capacity of CorrosionEngineer and Project Manager on various projects in the Middle East and Indian subcontinent. His expertise is in the field of CP surveys, design and commissioning of Industrial and Offshore cathodic protection systems. He iscurrently the Senior Engineer for CTS UAE operations.
• Clive Hawkins
  Clive Hawkins has a BSc in Chemistry and a BEng in Civil Engineering. He has 21 years of experience in the fields of cathodic protection and civil engineering as a contractor and consultant. He is an active member of the Institute of Corrosion (UK) (MICorr) and certified NACE CP Specialist. He has been involved in development and implementation of an ISO 9001:2000 compliant quality management system, which covered design, purchasing, factory assembly and installation. He currently works in CTS Saudi Arabia Operations, Managing the Industrial Projects Department.