Experts

Here we present a flavour of the expertise drawn from the delivery partnership available to companies registered with the K2i Programme. In addition we highlight some of the North West specialist centres dedicated to developing the region's priority sectors.

K2i Experts
	Andrew Woodward An experienced MBA qualified Business Development professional, Andrew has spent over 20 years in industrial R&D, Product Development, Marketing and Business Development. Originally a scientist and Engineer, he... Click to view more
	Charlie Rea Charlie has extensive experience across a broad range of disciplines and sectors, gained in SMEs and during 8 years with Unilever's R&D Centre at Port Sunlight. Having worked in research and development,... Click to view more
	Danny Connaughton Danny is a highly motivated and well-qualified scientist and businessman with a wide range of experience in Science & Technology (S&T), Intellectual property exploitation, business start-up and line... Click to view more
	David Auckland David Auckland is one of the UK's leaders in the field of business creation, incubation and innovation. He established the UK's first university linked business incubator and was a founder member of UKBI, the... Click to view more
	David Gardner David is a chartered Chemical Engineer with over twenty years experience in both the industrial and R&D sectors. His work has also included the development of strategic support and facilities to enhance the... Click to view more
	Dom Cupertino Dom Cupertino has joined C-Tech as a Project Manager. Dom is a research chemist and has nearly 20 years experience in R&D in the chemical industry, firstly with ICI, working on projects ranging from solvent... Click to view more
	Ian Holmes Ian joined the Royal Navy as an engineering apprentice, leaving as a Petty Officer Marine Engineering Artificer. He then studied Engineering & Environmental Studies. Ian spent a year studying environmental... Click to view more
	John Henderson With a background in research and management in the chemicals industry, John has pursued diverse interests providing training and consultancy services in applied statistics for industrial and business process change... Click to view more
	Justin Wrench Justin has extensive experience in management across a broad range of disciplines and sectors. He has a degree in Quality Management and started his career as a management trainee with Travis Perkins. He spent 8... Click to view more
	Kay McClean Kay McClean has over 20 years academic and industrial research experience in the UK, Ireland and the Netherlands. Her practical experience in microbiology and molecular biology ranges from microbial physiology and... Click to view more
	Linda Mickleburgh With a strong financial background, Linda has operated at senior and board level in the Business and Professional sector for the last 17 years. Specialist expertise includes business finance and development,... Click to view more
	Paul Radage A rounded business professional, Paul has spent 25 years in Industrial Product Development, Commercial, Technical Sales and Sales Management, Account Management, Business Management and Business Development,... Click to view more
	Peter Shennan Peter has extensive experience in corporate finance as both an adviser and as principal. From 1997 to 2007 he was Finance Director of Innovata Plc (formerly ML Laboratories PLC), a fully listed pharmaceutical... Click to view more
	Rick Watson An experienced business development and innovation professional, Rick has spent the last six years commercialising knowledge and new ideas through the development of spin out companies and via licensing deals. Areas... Click to view more
	Simon Thelwall-Jones An experienced corporate financier and venture capitalist, Simon qualified as a Chartered Accountant with PriceWaterhouseCoopers in the early 1990s. He has spent the last 15 years buying and selling companies,... Click to view more
	Stuart Dalrymple Stuart is a chemical engineer with a background in manufacturing products and systems for the oil, gas and petrochemical industries. The main focus of his work has been on phase separation, filtration and safety... Click to view more
Regional Expertise
	Bionow England's Northwest is one of the UK's top three biomedical clusters, which includes the biotechnology, pharmaceuticals and healthcare industries. This is based on a major global pharmaceutical presence, a... Click to view more
	Business Link Northwest If you're already running your own business, just starting out, or have a great business idea, Business Link can help. Get in touch and you'll have access to all the information, advice and practical... Click to view more
	Chemicals Northwest Chemicals Northwest (CNW) based at The Heath Business & Technology Park in Runcorn, Cheshire, is the industry-led chemical cluster support organisation for the region. Funded by the North West Regional... Click to view more
	Creative Industries Development Service The Creative Industries Development Service (CIDS) works to help new and established creative businesses in Greater Manchester, whilst also taking a strategic overview of the sector - developing projects in response... Click to view more
	Envirolink Northwest Envirolink Northwest was formed and is led by business leaders from the environmental sector in England's Northwest. We aim to support the development and growth of the environmental industry in England's... Click to view more
	Food Northwest A new organisation, Food Northwest, set up by the Northwest Regional Development Agency to support the food and drink sector in the Northwest will become operational on 2 April 2007, reducing the number of support... Click to view more
	North West Aerospace Alliance The NWAA is the most advanced cluster management organisation in the region reaching some 750 companies throughout the country and with a membership of over 300. The organisation provides all the vital links between... Click to view more
	North West Textile Network North West Textile Network (NWtexnet), is funded by the Northwest Regional Development Agency to promote and develop the technical textile (Advanced Flexible Materials) industry in the region. Within our region are... Click to view more
	Northwest Automotive Alliance The Northwest Automotive Alliance is an industry-led cluster organisation, supported by the Northwest Development Agency, to provide a focal point for the region's automotive sector. The Northwest is the UK's... Click to view more
	Pro-Manchester pro-manchester represents the financial and professional service community in and around Greater Manchester. It aims to grow the sector and in so doing bring business to over 250 member firms. In promoting... Click to view more
	Professionaliverpool The strength and depth of Liverpool's professional services has for generations been one of the cornerstones of the region's economy. Today more than 2,500 businesses employing over 35,000 people - from... Click to view more
	The Manufacturing Institute For the past decade, The Manufacturing Institute has helped transform manufacturing performance, working with over 13,000 manufacturers and 2000 companies to gain competitive advantage from our high impact skills... Click to view more