Symetrica, the Technology Venture Partners portfolio company providing radiation detection solutions company has announced the appointment of David Price as Non-executive Chairman.

David Price was formerly CEO of Chemring Group plc, the FTSE 250 listed with revenues of £600m. Chemring is a specialist manufacturer of expendable countermeasures, advanced electronics and energetic materials for the global defence, security and safety markets. Prior to Chemring, David was MD of Rolls Royce Naval Marine, a division supplying propulsion systems, products & services to 59 navies for both submarine and surface ship applications. Naval Marine is a global business with a turnover of over £450m per year and employing 2900 staff. It undertook the design authority role for all Royal Navy nuclear reactor systems and manufactured all of the key components for the Pressurised Water Reactor. (more…)