Ocius Provides Update and Appoints New Chair

27 July 2026
Edited By: Haley McQueen

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Ocius has appointed experienced technology investor and Company Director David Pullini as Chair of Ocius Technology Ltd Board. This appointment follows a period of significant expansion for Ocius, including the company's recent $176 million landmark contract to deliver one of the world's largest fleets of uncrewed surface vessels (USVs).

David brings more than 30 years’ experience across public and private companies, with expertise in investment, governance, finance, and supporting the growth of founder-led technology businesses. David’s experience in helping innovative technology companies grow will be invaluable as demand for persistent maritime surveillance continues to increase. His extensive experience supporting rapid-growth companies will provide excellent leadership as Ocius scales, grows international presence, and develops capability ‘at the speed of relevance’.

David also has deep experience in M&A and looks forward to working with Guggenheim and Luminis to develop capital raise and liquidity strategies for Ocius and Ocius shareholders.

David succeeds Andrew Aitken, who retired in May 2026 as acknowledged in the May Update.

In this Update, Ocius also farewells Catherine Lloyd as a Director who retired as planned on June 30, 2026. Catherine joined us in 2023 at Randwick as CFO and grew with us before coming on the Board in 2024 as Chair of the company’s Board Finance Committee, overseeing Ocius’ material step-change in performance, revenue, profitability, and increase in staff underpinned by sound corporate governance and rigor in board processes, including the mentoring of many of the company’s staff.

Catherine and Staff at her last Board meeting in June. (Image credit: Ocius)

Second Defense Trailblazer Research Collaboration with UNSW Canberra

Diesel Hybrid Bluebottle BUTCH. (Image credit: Ocius)

Ocius has continued its AI research with UNSW Defense Trailblazer, this time using AI to optimize autonomous control. This is the second Defense Trailblazer supported research and development (R&D) collaboration between Ocius and academics from the Decision Support and Analytics Research Group (DSARG) at UNSW Canberra. This AI is not replacing humans on Ocius’ watch floor but reducing the demand on their time for routine and mundane tasks to allow them to focus on high-value work.