Steve Ludlam (engineer)

Steve Ludlam is a defense industry engineer and former chief executive of the Australian Submarine Corporation (ASC). He was recruited to ASC from the United Kingdom in 2010 and held the position until mid 2014.[1][2] In the UK, Ludlam was President of Submarines at Rolls-Royce where he led the modernisation of the country’s nuclear-powered submarine program. He first worked with Rolls-Royce as a development engineer on nuclear submarine programs. He was promoted to General Manager of the Submarine Nuclear Reactor Test Establishment prior to his executive appointment. Mr Ludlam has a degree in Mechanical Engineering and a master's degree in Nuclear Engineering. He is a Fellow of Engineers Australia and has been acknowledged as one of Engineers Australia’s 100 most influential members four times. He is a Fellow of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, UK and the Royal Academy of Engineering.[3]

In 2015, Ludlam was appointed to the Defence SA Advisory Board in South Australia.[4]

In 2016, he was appointed Chair of South Australia's Automotive Transformation Taskforce and Chair of the Northern Economic and Social Implementation Board.[5]

References
  1. Russell, Christopher (17 July 2014). "ASC chief executive Steve Ludlam quits after five years running Osborne-based operation". The Advertiser. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
  2. "ASC - Steve Ludlam resigns". www.asc.com.au. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
  3. "Mr Steve Ludlam FREng". www.defencesa.com. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
  4. "Former ASC CEO Steve Ludlam joins Defence SA". www.australiandefence.com.au. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
  5. "Former ASC Executive appointed Chair of SA's Automotive Transformation Taskforce | Australian Manufacturing". www.australianmanufacturing.com.au. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
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