David was previously Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Pollution (HMIP) and a Director of the Environment Agency. As an Honorary Professor in the School of Engineering, Cardiff, he is involved in projects such as Marine renewables, Systems Risk and Cyber security and has been responsible for a number of successful sustainable technology start-ups.
An early pioneer of Risk Analysis in the nuclear, offshore and oil and gas industries, he has been instrumental in introducing and developing formal risk management in the United Kingdom, United States, Europe and Australia. He has been closely involved in developing policy in Health and Safety, and the Environment as a regulator and as adviser to United Kingdom and European Governments. He takes a special interest in Tidal Lagoon’s governance, culture and performance in Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) matters for the Board.