In 2018, James became Managing Director of Lateral Naval Architects, a strategic partnership between BMT and Oceanco, and has overall responsibility for building and developing a talented team of 55 engineers who apply knowledge and insight in the development of innovative technical platforms that underpin the world’s most advanced superyachts.
James has been a part of BMT since 2004, with extensive background in the naval architecture of complex and specialised vessels, and in 2006, took on the role of managing its yacht related activities.
James graduated from Solent University in 1996 with a first-class honours in Yacht and Powercraft Design, having also graduated from the Solent University’s HND in Naval Architecture two years previously. In 2019, James was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Engineering by Solent University.