Rear Admiral David Kenneth Bawtree, CB DL BSc(Eng) CEng FIEE FIMechE, was Civil Emergencies Adviser to the Home Office 1993-1997. He moved on to become the Chairman of Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust. As a Weapon Engineering Officer, he was Director Naval Engineering Training 1987-1990, and Flag Officer and Naval Base Commander Portsmouth 1990-1993. Apart from his other roles he is presently the Technical Director of Visor Consultants Limited [1].