Composite high-speed craft designer and builder CTruk has appointed shipbuilding industry veteran Peter McIntosh OBE to succeed Andy White as chairman.
The former executive director of VT Group PLC has extensive experience of the marine and defence industries and will steer the innovative company through its next stage of growth.
Andy will remain on the board as an executive director. Commenting on Peter’s appointment he said, “I am delighted to announce that Peter is joining CTruk as chairman and look forward to working closely with him to continue our product development and build on the successful growth we’ve experienced to date. Our aim is to advance the potential of our hard-working team and innovative product range to achieve ambitious company goals over the next few years.”
Managing director Ben Simpson will be working closely with Peter on implementing an expansion and development plan now that CTruk’s designs have gained significant traction in the commercial workboat market. The company is looking to expand capacity in order to satisfy demand from the offshore wind sector and will also intensify its efforts in other markets where the CTruk advanced composite vessel range has numerous applications.
Commenting on Peter’s appointment Ben said, “It is testament to the team’s efforts so far that we have grown in a relatively short period of time to a point where we now need to carefully consider our next steps. We need to maintain our excellent customer relationships and delivery formula as we grow. Peter’s 30 years of experience in the often volatile business of shipbuilding will be invaluable to CTruk in ensuring we achieve sustainable growth.”
