Bio:David is the Chief Technology Officer for SGMA, an advanced chemical company focusing on development of sol-gel technology solution to sustainability problems. He has recently retired after 38 years with ExxonMobil Chemical working in the Petrochemical industry. He has held executive management positions in Manufacturing, Marketing, Sales, Product Development and Project management, many of these outside the UK. As a senior manager in a company with a strong reputation for technology leadership in its industry, he has led multiple teams responsible for the commercialization of new products for the packaging, construction, and automotive industries. David is a British citizen and holds a BA in Chemistry from Oxford University.

Bio:Graham is the Finance Director for SGMA, an advanced chemical company focusing on development of sol-gel technology solution to sustainability problems. Graham is qualified accountant, and has almost 30 years experience working in finance and operations roles, in both large and small organisations. Previously Graham has worked for FedEx and Vodafone as a Senior Finance Manager; at Firstpoint Healthcare Ltd, a private equity backed SME, as Commerical Director; at Innovate UK and the Precision Medicine Catapult as Chief Finance Officer.

Bio:Jeff is is a technical consultant for SGMA, an advanced chemical company focusing on development of sol-gel technology solution to sustainability problems. Jeff has a PhD in Chemistry from King’s College London and ~40 years years experience working in industry and academia. Previously, Jeff has worked for Shell Research as a Principal Scientist and Research Manager; Bellingham+ Stanley Ltd (Optical Instrument Manufacture) as Sales & Marketing Director; University of Greenwich as a Bus Dev Manager, Tutor in Quality Management and Project Manager for Enterprise Europe Network.

Bio:Don is a Technical Operations Manager for SGMA, an advanced chemical company focusing on development of sol-gel technology solution to sustainability problems Previously an Avionics Electronics Engineer at BAE Systems for 40 years. Worked in the defence and civil Avionics industry. Experience in Engineering, Production, Finance, Marketing and Sales.

Bio:Sheila is Head of Applications for SGMA, an advanced chemical company focusing on development of sol-gel technology solutions to sustainability problems. Sheila has MSc in Quantity Surveying from London South Bank University and 9 years experience working in the construction industry. Previously, Sheila has worked for Pristine Consultancy as an architect’s Assistant and for Corderoy as a Quantity Surveyor.

Bio:Michael has been part of award winning industrial design and engineering teams for more than 30 years. As Design Development Director at Renfrew Group International (RGI) since 2005, Michael leads innovative approaches to the manufacture of a wide variety of technologies for a broad range of organisations and across sectors including medical and consumer devices,, automotive, aerospace and consumer products. Michael has received awards for his work in problem solving and system design for private and public sector organisations including the Department of Health, NHS National Innovation Centre and NHS nationally, His previous work has focussed on innovation in medical technologies programmes including, HCAI technologies, novel surgical instruments with Barts, QMC & Royal Free and Chair4Life -a radically new, powered wheelchair for the NHS. Previous clients have included global organisations such as: GSK, ThermoFisher, Oxford Medical Diagnostics, Gama, Airbus, Raleigh, Honda, Aprilia, Suzuki, Xerox, Shell, Iveco, NHS and UK Sport Olympics equipment design.