Frederick Fennessy
British explorer and co-founder/director of Arctic Research & Development, alongside Ben Saunders.
Frederick Fennessy is a mechanical engineer from Oxfordshire, England, and a polar expedition leader with prior stints at Ousland Explorers and Antarctic Logistics; his own expeditions include a 600km Greenland ice-cap traverse (2019), a 380km Northwest Passage crossing in the Canadian High Arctic (2020), and a solo Arctic Sweden trek (2024). He co-founded Arctic Research & Development Ltd with Ben Saunders (incorporated 4 June 2025), serving as Director, and the company builds high-latitude autonomy hardware and software — including mapping and operational software for government, research, logistics, and energy clients working in polar environments.
Overview
- Role
- Co-founder & Director
- Based in
- United Kingdom
- Prior experience
- www.linkedin.com/in/fennessyfj/
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- Who is Frederick Fennessy?
- Frederick Fennessy is a mechanical engineer from Oxfordshire, England, and a polar expedition leader with prior stints at Ousland Explorers and Antarctic Logistics; his own expeditions include a 600km Greenland ice-cap traverse (2019), a 380km Northwest Passage crossing in the Canadian High Arctic (2020), and a solo Arctic Sweden trek (2024). He co-founded Arctic Research & Development Ltd with Ben Saunders (incorporated 4 June 2025), serving as Director, and the company builds high-latitude autonomy hardware and software — including mapping and operational software for government, research, logistics, and energy clients working in polar environments.
- What is Frederick Fennessy's role?
- Frederick Fennessy is Co-founder & Director, based in United Kingdom.
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