SubSea Craft has appointed Chris White as Managing Director of SubSea Craft Australia.
The appointment follows the establishment of SubSea Craft Australia's facility at the Australian Maritime College in Tasmania.
A Northern Tasmania native, White brings more than 20 years of Royal Australian Navy experience, where he specialised as a Mine Warfare and Clearance Diving Officer and served as Commanding Officer of Australian Clearance Diving Team One.
Following his retirement from the Navy, he joined the Australian Maritime College, where he established and grew a specialist Autonomous Maritime Systems capability supporting defence training, innovation and capability development. Most recently, he served as Manager Defence, Autonomous Systems, Engineering & Consultancy before joining SubSea Craft.
"Australia is a strategically important market for SubSea Craft and Chris brings an exceptional combination of operational experience, technical expertise and leadership. His deep understanding of defence capability, autonomous systems and the maritime domain makes him ideally placed to lead our Australian business as we continue to expand our presence in the region," Camilla Martin, CEO of SubSea Craft, said.
“I'm incredibly excited to be joining the SubSea Craft team," Chris White, Managing Director of SubSea Craft Australia, said. "Their focus on innovation, operator requirements mean that their products are world leading and highly operationally applicable. They are a great company doing very exciting things in the maritime domain. I'm looking forward to leading their Australian business and supporting further R&D and product innovation activities from their new facility in Northern Tasmania.”