SubSea Craft appoints Chris White as Managing Director of SubSea Craft Australia

SubSea Craft has appointed Chris White as Managing Director of SubSea Craft Australia, strengthening its leadership team as the company expands its Australian presence.

The appointment follows the establishment of SubSea Craft Australia’s facility at the Australian Maritime College in Tasmania and reinforces the company’s commitment to supporting defence capability, maritime innovation and regional collaboration.

Camilla Martin, CEO of SubSea Craft, said: “Australia is a strategically important market for SubSea Craft and Chris brings an exceptional combination of operational experience, technical expertise and leadership.

“His deep understanding of defence capability, autonomous systems and the maritime domain makes him ideally placed to lead our Australian business as we continue to expand our presence in the region.”

Increasing support for the development of Australia’s advanced maritime capabilities

As Australia continues to increase investment in advanced maritime capabilities, autonomous systems and sovereign defence capability through initiatives including AUKUS, SubSea Craft Australia will play an important role in strengthening engagement with defence, industry and research partners across the region.

A Northern Tasmania native, White brings more than 20 years of Royal Australian Navy experience, where he specialised as a Mine Warfare and Clearance Diving Officer and served as Commanding Officer of Australian Clearance Diving Team One.

Following his retirement from the Navy, he joined the Australian Maritime College, where he established and grew a specialist Autonomous Maritime Systems capability supporting defence training, innovation and capability development. Most recently, he served as Manager Defence, Autonomous Systems, Engineering & Consultancy before joining SubSea Craft.

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Chris White (above), Managing Director of SubSea Craft Australia, said: “I’m incredibly excited to be joining the SubSea Craft team. Their focus on innovation, operator requirements mean that their products are world leading and highly operationally applicable. They are a great company doing very exciting things in the maritime domain. I’m looking forward to leading their Australian business and supporting further R&D and product innovation activities from their new facility in Northern Tasmania.”