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TAMPA — Odyssey Marine Exploration Inc. has appointed Philip Devine as its chief financial officer. Devine has been working as a consultant for Odyssey since Aug. 1. He will succeed Michael Holmes, who plans to retire in January.

Prior to joining Odyssey, Devine served as CFO for a number of publicly traded companies with operations in Europe and the United States. Most recently, he worked as a financial consultant for Decofi sprl and as the CFO for two biotechnology companies: MDxHealth SA and Tibotec-Virco, which was sold to Johnson & Johnson. Earlier in his career, Devine worked six years as a strategic consultant for McKinsey & Co., serving Fortune 500 companies throughout the United States, Latin America and Europe. He started his career as an auditor/CPA with Deloitte & Touche.

“Philip's management experience at several international, publicly-listed, and entrepreneurial companies makes him a valuable addition to our team,” Mark Gordon, Odyssey's president and chief operating officer, says in a press release. “He has been working closely with us as a consultant prior to taking the CFO position in order to ensure a smooth transition.”