Subsea Expo 2024

Director for Client Engagement – Europe & Africa

As director for client engagement, David supports the Association in developing and expanding its engagement with oil companies and the broader industry.

David joined the offshore industry in 1975 with Oceaneering, and during a 20 year career held various roles, including General Manager of the Southern North Sea and West African business units, before spending three years at McDermott Subsea as Business Development Manager in the North Sea and West Africa. In 1998 he joined Brown & Root as UK Business Development Manager, and in the years that followed played a crucial part in a number of significant business integrations and acquisitions leading up to the merger of Acergy and Subsea 7 in 2011.

In 2016 he was awarded the Outstanding Contribution Award at the Subsea UK annual awards.

Technical Adviser – Remote Systems and ROV, Offshore Survey

Roger Joined IMCA in July 2023 having spent the last 27 years working in the ROV Industry around the globe, most recently for the James Fisher Group. Over his career he has held positions offshore from Trainee Pilot Technician to OPM, and onshore as a ROV operations Manager & Technical Authority.

Prior to this, Roger served in the Royal Electrical & Mechanical Engineers, which gave him a foundation in all manner of mechanical and electrical equipment. Roger has written several training programmes, and has hosted internships as a STEM Ambassador.

Roger looks forward to working with the committees and workgroups on the ROV and Survey disciplines.

Diving Manager

Bill Chilton joined IMCA in November 2021 as Technical Adviser – Diving and became Diving Manager in January 2024.

He has 25 years of experience in the commercial diving industry. Prior to joining IMCA Bill worked at the UK Health & Safety Executive for 12 years as a Diving Specialist Inspector regulating the safety of divers working in the offshore energy and other sectors of the diving industry. During his time at the HSE, Bill also worked as a decommissioning specialist when he was seconded for a period to a team specialising in decommissioning.

Prior to his time at the HSE, Bill worked as an air and saturation diver on a wide range of diving projects.  During this period, he also held a variety of topside positions, including project engineer and project manager.

Bill holds a BSc (Hons) in Geography; an MSc in Marine Resource Management; and an MSc in Decommissioning.