MacArtney Canada Hits the Ice with New Head of Sales

MacArtney Canada Ltd. in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia are passing the puck to Darren E. Penney as Head of Item Sales for Central and Eastern Canada.

Canadian Ice Hockey enthusiast, proud hockey parent and underwater technology equipment expert Darren E. Penney brings with him 20 years of industry experience in technical sales and service. Previously employed by Xeos Technologies Inc. and Seimac Ltd. Darren has a wealth of experience and knowledge in underwater technology.
Responsibility for establishing a network of 20 representatives in 29 countries, the attendance of close to 100 conferences and hundreds of customer visits in the last decade, has made Darren a recognisable figure within the underwater technology sector.
Tom Knox, General Manager of MacArtney Canada, reflects,



“I first met Darren in 2007 at the MTS/IEEE Oceans Conference in Vancouver, and we have remained close colleagues (and at times competitors) ever since. Macartney Canada and at large the MacArtney Group are excited to welcome Darren to the Sales team. Darren’s many years of experience, knowledge and industry contacts made his appointment an easy decision, and we look forward to working together”.

Joining the MacArtney Canada Ltd. team on October 1st as Head of Item Sales, Darren will primarily support customers in finding solutions to their connectivity and data acquisition needs. Utilising the broad and versatile MacArtney product portfolio, the new Head of Item Sales will assist new and existing MacArtney customers with all their underwater technology needs.
MacArtney Canada has recently added a new cable workshop for dedicated cable moulding and assembly with highly trained and experienced technicians. The new cable workshop will offer the latest state-of-the-art cable production technology, and with the addition of the recently increased manufacturing capabilities of SubConn® and a planned expansion for 2020, MacArtney Canada will continue to skate to success.

With group operations across the globe, the MacArtney Group is accessible around the world, supplemented by a distributor network of 24 companies, MacArtney offers global access to local support.


Location: Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada