GTT establishes an Asia-Pacific Directorate and appoints David Colson as Senior Vice-President

Recognizing the central role of the Asia-Pacific region in its operations, cryogenic containment specialist GTT is strengthening its regional footprint by creating a dedicated Asia-Pacific Directorate. The French engineering group has appointed David Colson as Senior Vice-President, Asia-Pacific Director, to lead this new entity, while remaining a member of the Executive Committee.

This structural move is designed to build closer ties with key customers, industrial partners, and institutional stakeholders across a region vital to global shipbuilding and liquefied gas transport. In his new role, David Colson will define and steer GTT’s regional development and performance strategy, identify new growth opportunities, and safeguard the group’s strategic interests in the area.

A graduate of the University of Birmingham with degrees in mechanical engineering and commerce, David Colson brings nearly 30 years of industrial experience. Following roles in the automotive sector at APV, ACOME, and Valeo Filtration Systems, he joined GTT in 2004. Over the past two decades with the group, he served as a shipyard project manager until 2008 and head of business development until 2010, before being named Commercial Director and Executive Committee member.