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New Managing Director at BMT Marine & Offshore Surveys Ltd
01-Feb-2008
BMT Group Ltd today announced the appointment of Dr Phil Thompson as Managing Director of BMT Marine & Offshore Surveys Ltd.
He takes over the role from Andrew Docherty who recently retired from BMT after 22 years. Phil has been working as Operations & Commercial Director at BMT Marine & Offshore Surveys since July 2006 and has played a key role in leading the marketing and business development of the new company.
BMT Marine & Offshore Surveys Ltd, formed in July 2007, incorporates the world-renowned casualty expertise of The Salvage Association and the technical consultancy skills of BMT Murray Fenton. It carries out surveys of incidents affecting every type of vessel and provides warranty services for the cargo, offshore energy, construction, liability and hull & machinery insurance markets.
The company also now provides a broad range of design, in-service and forensic support including technical plan approval services, material and component testing and an expanded range of risk audits for new-building projects and maritime operations.
On his appointment, Phil Thompson said: "Launching BMT Marine & Offshore Surveys has been an exciting and rewarding challenge. I now look forward to driving the brand forward and expanding the range of services on offer to the marine insurance sector, the mainstay of the global shipping industry."
Peter French, Chief Executive of BMT Group Ltd, commented: "We're delighted to have appointed someone of Phil's expertise. His specialist knowledge will help BMT Marine & Offshore Surveys develop an even more innovative and broad offering to the marine insurance market. He has already accomplished great things during his time at BMT and we look forward to his continuing success at the helm of this new subsidiary."
A long standing employee of BMT, Phil was previously Managing Director of BMT Renewables Ltd, which provides specialist modeling risk services in operability, environment and finance to the renewable energy industry, and Managing Director of BMT SeaTech Ltd, delivering specialist software and instrumentation services to the commercial shipping and offshore sectors.
Before joining BMT, Dr Thompson trained and worked as a Naval Architect in the maritime defence industry.