Dave Wollam David has over 25 years experience in the Oil and Gas Industry as a senior manager and director. He has detailed knowledge of the subsea business with specialist knowledge of the subsea controls business. As a mechanical engineer by profession, David has held numerous senior management roles in engineering, sales, projects and general management. David got involved in the subsea business in the early 1980’s at TRW Ferranti, which was eventually acquired by Aker Kvaerner. Employed initially as a Project Engineer, David  held numerous senior management positions which culminated in holding the responsibility for the Kvaerner Subsea Products business based in Aberdeen. After a long career with Aker Kvaerner, David joined Vetco Gray in 2003 with responsibilities for the Controls business based at Nailsea near Bristol. In 2006, David moved to the Vetco office in London as Senior Vice President for Operations Support with specific responsibilities for engineering, QHSE  and logistics. On the sale of the company to GE in April 2007, David left the business and is now employed in a consultancy basis by BP at Sunbury developing a global  standardisation philosophy for subsea production equipment. In his time away from work David is a passionate Gloucester Rugby and Wolverhampton Wanderers football supporter and enjoys time relaxing at his holiday home in Pembrokeshire. David is happily married to Linda and they have three children, Sarah, 23, Thomas, 21 and Lucy 17.