Russell Gould Becomes Chairman of Society of Maritime Industries
Mr Russell Gould has succeeded Mr Peter French as chairman of the Society of Maritime Industries (SMI). Russell Gould is chief executive of Kelvin Hughes Ltd and has been a member of the SMI’s board since 2004.
Russell Gould has worked for Kelvin Hughes since 1985, and was appointed Chief Executive for the Group in 2007, leading the management buyout from Smiths Group PLC in November of that year. From 1998 until his return to the Company in 2001, Russell worked at GEC Marconi Radar and Defence Systems. His return to Kelvin Hughes saw him lead the Commercial Radar and Navigation Equipment Division.
Alongside being a Board member of the SMI he is Chairman of the Maritime UK Export & Investment Group, and Vice President of CIRM (Comité International Radio-Maritime) an international body accredited as a non-governmental organisation with consultative status to the International Maritime Organization (IMO). Russell is also a member of the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) and a Chartered Engineer.