BMT Defence Services Ltd, a subsidiary of BMT Ltd, has announced the appointment of David Rainford as Commercial Director. David, who succeeds Geoff Brooks, has been with the BMT group of companies since 1985, most recently as Vice President of BMT Scientific Marine Services Inc in Houston, responsible for the development of BMT Energy consulting services.

David has held a number of management and directorship posts with various BMT companies, and has technical experience in hydrodynamics, aerodynamics and structures related to vessel, vehicle and infrastructure performance in the transport, energy and defence sectors. His time seconded to the Ministry of Defence Hydrodynamic Test Facilities at Haslar and as Business Development Director of BMT Reliability Consultants Ltd providing particularly relevant experience for his new role.

Roger Cooper, Managing Director of BMT Defence Services, comments: ‘I am delighted to announce David’s appointment. He is bringing new experience and knowledge to the role which will help the company to continue to move forward in a challenging defence market