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David Moorhouse was appointed as Chairman of Lloyd's Register in November 1999 and assumed the additional responsibilities of Chief Executive from May 2000 to July 2007.

David has been a non-executive member of Lloyd's Register's Board and a member of the Lloyd's Register Audit Committee since October 1997; he became a specially elected member of the Lloyd's Register General Committee in July 1995.

In January 2005, he was appointed a non-executive director of UK broker Braemar Seascope. David is also a Trustee of the National Maritime Museum, appointed by the UK Prime Minister in October 2005. He is a life member of the UK Foundation of Science and Technology (having been a Council Member for eight years).

Previous employment
David joined John Brown Engineering and Constructors Ltd in 1975, and was appointed a main Board director of John Brown Plc in 1986. Following the take-over of the company by Trafalgar House, he was appointed managing director of the UK operations of John Brown, and in 1989 he was appointed to the Board of Trafalgar House Engineering. In 1992, he was made Chairman and Chief Executive of the worldwide engineering businesses of Trafalgar, John Brown. In 1996, Trafalgar House was purchased by the Norwegian group, Kvaerner, and David was appointed Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Process Division, and a member of the Management Board of Kvaerner.

David also worked for 15 years as an adviser to nine UK energy/oil ministers (OSO, part of the DTI).

Qualifications
An engineer by training, in 2005 David was awarded an Honorary Doctorate by the University of Southampton in recognition of his work in engineering. He also holds Honorary Membership of the Hellenic Marine Environment Protection Association.