Chief Executive

Chris Walters

Appointed

  • September 2018

Relevant strengths

  • Business regeneration and growth
  • Engineering expertise and credentials
  • Energy and marine sector knowledge and network
  • Multi-division, multi-region operations management

Relevant experience

  • Master’s degree-qualified Chartered Engineer with over 25 years of experience. MBA from Imperial College, London.
  • Fellow of the Royal Institution of Naval Architects and Fellow of the Institution of Marine Engineers, Science & Technology.
  • Background in engineering design, construction and through-life integrity management for marine and oil & gas operational assets.
  • Senior executive career with Lloyd’s Register Group, including roles in the UK and overseas and the management of the Group’s global marine and oil & gas certification businesses.
  • Chief Executive and co-owner of VCT-backed oil & gas technology SME, TSC Inspection Systems.

External commitments

  • Vice President of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI), former Trustee and Chair of the Technical Committee.