Babcock has restructured its operations, strengthened its team, and has declared its plans for significant expansion of its defence sector business in Australia and New Zealand, under the direction of chief executive officer Craig Lockhart.
Babcock will initially focus its core business on the naval sector, where it already has strong roots, and will look to develop opportunities within Australia’s and New Zealand’s build and sustainment program at platform level, in addition to its current Systems & Equipment business for which it is already well-recognised.
The company is also planning to expand into other market sectors over time.
Significant investment is being made in people, facilities and processes to support Babcock’s substantial development plans and aspirations.
Lockhart has extensive experience in naval programs, shipbuilding and sustainment with Babcock in the UK, and was most recently managing director of Babcock’s operations at the Clyde Submarine Base at Faslane.
He is one of a number of key senior personnel from the UK who are now based in Australia to develop opportunities as part of the Babcock Pty Ltd management team.