From 2001 to 2003, Sir Tim McClement was the assistant chief of naval staff (as a rear admiral). He was a member of the Admiralty Board, which was chaired by the Secretary of State for Defence. Sir Tim is also an experienced chairman and non-executive director, having served as director of Subsea Resources, managing director of Flagship Superyacht Academy, adviser to Undersea Defence Technology, strategic adviser to Large Yacht Solutions, member of the Defence Advisory Board of Babcock International, military adviser to CTruk, director of CWInd and chair of Protection Vessels International which as a start-up in 2009 achieved revenues of £48 Million by the end of 2011.