David was previously Northport's Port Operations Manager and has more than 20 years of experience in senior operations, project and technical roles on high value, safety critical and complex sites. Before joining Northport in 2014, he was the infrastructure and Operations Manager at the Trawsfynydd nuclear power station in Wales.

His early career involved working with the Royal Navy’s nuclear submarine fleet.

David is a Chartered Engineer and a Fellow of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, and holds an Honours Degree in Engineering.