John Lane (Director)

John Lane holds professional qualifications that provide a unique background for his various roles with Dive Boat Brokers. These include a Bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering and a Masters degree in Marine Engineering along with an MBA. He is a registered Member of the Institute of Engineers Australia and holds various marine related affiliations.

John has been in the defence and commercial marine design and construction industry for 23 years having held various senior design, project, commercial and operations positions with world recognised ship builders. He continues to consult to the Australian Government Defence Department on Naval issues.

His commercial and marketing skills have been honed in conjunction with project management roles in a number of private companies. These skill-sets equip him to expertly understand the technical and business requirements for any decision a client might face.

Neil Houlahan (Director)

Neil Houlahan of Dive Boat Brokers holds a Bachelors Degree in Business and 25 years professional and commercial experience in the areas of construction, insurance, accounting, banking and consulting.

His experience as a commercial banker allows him to assist clients with financial aspects concerning acquisitions or disposals.

Neil is also a qualified PADI Divemaster with nearly 25 yrs of diving experience. As a diver himself Neil is well placed to understand specific requirements facing the acquisition of dive vessels from a user friendly point of view.

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Our Mission
To provide the finest world-wide dive boat and live-aboard broking service, based on the highest standard of professionalism, ethics and client care.

To provide the very best of customer service and to always hold client priorities higher than company ones.

In so doing, our intention is to earn the loyalty and trust of our sellers and buyers with whom we wish to develop life-time working relationships and good friendships.