Experience

Ploughshare

• United Kingdom
• Professional Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• NED

  • May 2016 - Present

  Chair of Remcom Chair of Remcom



The ERA Foundation

• United Kingdom
• Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director

  • May 2018 - Present

  The ERA Foundation is a not for profit organisation which supports engineering skills development and aims to bridge the gap between engineering research and its commercialisation The ERA Foundation is a not for profit organisation which supports engineering skills development and aims to bridge the gap between engineering research and its commercialisation



IET

• London, United Kingdom

• President

  • Oct 2018 - Oct 2019



ASTIGAN LIMITED

• Somerset

• Chairman

  • Feb 2014 - Jun 2019

  Technology start-up: - research into high altitude platforms Technology start-up: - research into high altitude platforms



Ordnance Survey

• United Kingdom
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 700 & Above Employee

• NED

  • Jul 2009 - Jun 2019

  Chair of the Remuneration Committee Member of the Audit & Risk Sub-committee Chair of the Remuneration Committee Member of the Audit & Risk Sub-committee



Innovate UK

• United Kingdom
• Non-profit Organizations
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Member of the Board

  • Jul 2011 - Jun 2016



EPSRC

• United Kingdom
• Government Administration
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Member of the Board

  • Apr 2008 - Mar 2011



BT Group

• United Kingdom
• Telecommunications
• 700 & Above Employee

• Chief Science Officer & Director of Research and Venturing

  • Mar 2001 - Nov 2008

  Responsible for BT’s world-leading Research and Innovation business globally. This included all of BT’s Corporate Venturing, Patent licensing and “start-up/spin-out activities. Chairman of the BT Group wide Venture Board and Licensing Council

• VP of Venturing & Technology USA

  • Apr 1999 - Mar 2001

  Created and led BTs Technology office in Silicon Valley, USA. Lived there for 2 years. Established and led BTs external venturing activity investing in technology “start-ups”.