Rear Admiral Pete Quinn (ret'd) announced as Executive Strategic Advisor for Greenroom Robotics

Damon Spencer has been appointed Chief Commercial Officer and Josh Cook joins as Chief of Staff.

The appointments follow a period of strong momentum for Greenroom Robotics, including partnerships with the Royal Australian Navy, Austal and SubSea Craft, as well as an expanding pipeline of local and international work.

Greenroom Robotics chief executive officer James Keane said the appointments significantly strengthen the company’s operational, commercial and strategic capability.

“Greenroom is scaling rapidly, and Pete, Damon and Josh bring the expertise we need for this next phase. Our founders come from strong military and maritime backgrounds, and these appointments add senior strategic, international and operational warfighter experience to the team,” Mr Keane said.

“They each understand the realities of operating in complex environments, whether that’s defence capability, commercial growth or building high-performing organisations.”

Rear Admiral Quinn has held senior Navy and industry leadership roles, helping shape major operational initiatives across Defence and advancing the adoption of autonomous systems.

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Mr Spencer and Mr Cook both previously served in the Australian Special Forces and bring deep experience operating in complex maritime and warfighter contexts.

This experience is increasingly relevant as defence forces globally sharpen their focus on littoral manoeuvre, sustainment and maritime autonomy.

Mr Keane said the company’s focus remained on delivering practical and trusted autonomous capability for maritime operations.

“The maritime environment is one of the most complex operational domains in the world. Delivering trusted autonomy at sea requires deep maritime expertise, operational credibility and the ability to integrate technology into real-world capability.”

These appointments strengthen Greenroom’s ability to deliver on all fronts for our customers.”

As Executive Strategic Advisor, Rear Admiral Quinn will support Greenroom Robotics’ defence strategy, sovereign capability development and international growth.

“Delivering trusted, scalable autonomy in the maritime domain is one of the most important capability challenges of our time. Increasingly autonomy is the future of warfare and a key part of the supply chain. Navy must be able to trust an autonomous vessel as if it had a RAN crew onboard. Greenroom’s founders are ex-Navy and understand the Australian and military perspective firsthand, and code this perspective directly into the AI. Greenroom Robotics combines deep operational insight with proven technology and a strong sovereign capability story. I’m looking forward to helping grow the company locally and internationally,” Rear Admiral Quinn said.

As Chief Commercial Officer, Damon Spencer will lead Greenroom Robotics’ commercial strategy, partnerships and growth across defence, government and commercial markets.

“The market is moving quickly from trials and experimentation to real-world deployment. Customers want systems that are proven, practical and ready to integrate into existing operations. My focus will be on building the partnerships and commercial pathways to support that demand,” Mr Spencer said.

As Chief of Staff, Josh Cook will lead organisational strategy, people and culture as the company continues to expand in Australia’s defence technology sector and international markets.

“Scaling a company brings an opportunity to build strong systems, culture and leadership foundations. My focus is on helping the team grow sustainably while continuing to develop and retain the talent that gives Greenroom its operational edge in a complex and high-stakes environment,” said Mr Cook.

Robert Dougherty

Robert is a senior journalist who has previously worked for Seven West Media in Western Australia, as well as Fairfax Media and Australian Community Media in New South Wales. He has produced national headlines, photography and videography of emergency services, business, community, defence and government news across Australia. Robert graduated with a Bachelor of Arts, Majoring in Public Relations and Journalism at Curtin University, attended student exchange program with Fudan University and holds Tier 1 General Advice certification for Kaplan Professional. Reach out via email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or via LinkedIn.