The U.K.'s LEEA Appoints New Chair of the Board

David Cormack commenced his two-year tenure as the new chair of the board for the U.K.’s Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA) on January 1, taking over the role from Oliver Auston. Serving as vice chair alongside Auston for the last two years, he has also been a member of LEEA’s Technical Committee. Cormack has spent his entire career in the lifting industry, having started as an apprentice with Coubro & Scrutton – a founder member and keen supporter of the Chain Testers Association, which evolved into LEEA. Gaining a broad range of engineering skills, from machining and welding to design work, Cormack rose to become marine sales manager. He then founded Delphini in 2001 to manufacture lifting, securing and access products primarily for the marine sector, as well as producing specialist structural steelwork. The company exports to ship owners, agents and port operators worldwide.