Grant Bruce
Founder & Commercial Coxswain
Offshore-experienced RNLI coxswain leading vessel operations and on-water delivery.
The people behind GEM.
GEM Marine Services is owned and run by three founder coxswains — Grant, Eleni and Mark. The name isn't an accident: it's our initials. When you work with GEM you deal directly with the people on the water.
Eleni Hoadley
Founder, Commercial Coxswain & Communications Lead
Coxswain and the first point of contact — handling client liaison and coordination.
Mark Payne
Founder & Commercial Coxswain
Offshore-experienced coxswain and Chartered Surveyor leading Hydrographic Survey operations.
Growing the team on the water.
Alongside the founders, our wider crew support every deployment — and train towards their own commercial qualifications.
Lauren Payne
Support Crew & Coxswain in Training
Supporting on-water operations and crew duties while training towards her commercial coxswain qualification.
Half of our on-water team are women — a proportion we are proud to maintain in support of the IMO's Women in Maritime initiative.