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This list showcases the top United Kingdom based Director operating in the Sensor space. If you think a Director is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on editor@beststartup.co.uk.
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Companies House UK, Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Eman Martin-Vignerte
Director of Bosch
Eman Martin-Vignerte was born in Qatar and studied Electrical Engineering in Paderborn/Germany at the “Paderborn University” and Medical Equipment Engineering at the university in Ulm/Germany. She joined Bosch in 1999 as SW engineer to work for common rail diesel engine, where she developed SW and HW for the Electronic Diesel Control (EDC) during the first 4 years. In 2004, she moved on to the automotive division responsible for Hyundai customer to become a team leader for the change management activities. Three years later she took on responsibility for business development for Healthcare Telemedicine in the UK. From 2013, she is the Head of Political Affairs and Government Relation. Eman is also responsible for Bosch’s Smart City activities in the UK.
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About Bosch: The Bosch Group is a global supplier of technology and services.
Mark Papworth
Co-Founder, Director and Chief Executive Officer of Proxisense
Mark H. Papworth served as the Group Chief Executive Officer of Chemring Group plc from November 5, 2012 to June 24, 2014. Mark Papworth served as the Chief Executive Officer of Woods Group Gas Turbine Services and Group Director of Woods Group Gas Turbine Services at John Wood Group Plc and served as its Chief Executive of the Gas Turbines Division since December 2005. He joined Wood Group a year ago from Rolls-Royce Energy. His career has covered high technology, service and manufacturing companies serving aerospace, energy and infrastructure markets. During his tenure at Wood Group, Mark Papworth implemented and delivered a strategic review which resulted in a successful turnaround, improved manufacturing capabilities and substantial improvements in profitability. Prior to his time at Wood Group plc, he spent two years as an Executive Vice President of Rolls-Royce Energy based in the United States of America, and thirteen years with Alstom Power in various roles, finally as Managing Director of the Industrial Gas Turbines division. He served as a Director of Chemring Group plc from November 5, 2012 to June 24, 2014. Mark Papworth served as a Director of John Wood Group Plc since January 16, 2006 until June 29, 2012.
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About CCP, Proxisense, Reach South Academy Trust, Reliance Precision: Proxisense has developed extreme environment proximity sensors and fluid contamination systems.
Kam Chana
Co-founder, Director & CSO of Proxisense
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About Proxisense, University of Oxford: Proxisense has developed extreme environment proximity sensors and fluid contamination systems.
Pawel Niewczas
R&D Director of Synaptec
Pawel is a co-founder of Synaptec. He leads the Advanced Sensors Team at the University of Strathclyde, focussing on the advancement of optical sensing methods and systems integration in applications that lie predominantly in power and energy sectors. He has carried out a unique portfolio of research programmes, generally focusing on fibre based spectrally encoded sensors, and addressing such issues as sensor design, fabrication, packaging, deployment, and interrogation in challenging environments. He has over 20 years’ experience in delivering and managing industrially-focussed R&D projects in this area, including those that resulted in the sensing techniques that form Synaptec’s core IP.
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About Synaptec, University of Strathclyde: Synaptec develops and deploys photonic sensing systems.
Campbell Booth
Applications Director of Synaptec
Campbell is a co-founder of Synaptec and a Reader at the University of Strathclyde. He has built a portfolio of research in the areas of power system protection, control and monitoring, working with government and industrial funding partners, and leads the technical team of the Power Network Demonstration Centre in Scotland. He is on the organising committees of the IET DPSP and PACWorld conferences, participates in various CIGRE working groups, and has published over 150 articles, engineering recommendations, white papers and several book chapters. He possesses an excellent understanding of the industry’s challenges which enables him to identify the key problems for which Synaptec’s technology is uniquely placed to offer a solution.
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About Synaptec, University of Strathclyde: Synaptec develops and deploys photonic sensing systems.
Philip Orr
Managing Director of Synaptec
Philip Orr is the Managing Director at Synaptec
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About Synaptec: Synaptec develops and deploys photonic sensing systems.
Myra Waiman
Managing Director of infi-tex
Myra Waiman is the chairman of Infi-tex which has exclusive license for SOFTswitch – THE pressure sensor for textiles which is absolutely waterproof, dry cleanable and very versatile. Myra is also an experienced NED especially in growing companies and likes and understands technology and life science startups.
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About infi-tex: infi-tex are a smart sensor company, with a new class of patented smart pressure sensitive materials.
Andrew Flewitt
Director and Co-Founder of Sorex Sensors
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About Sorex Sensors, University of Cambridge, University of Cambridge: Sorex Sensors manufactures high sensitivity MEMS mass sensors to transform industrial and consumer products.
Douglas Higgins
Founder & Director of Mujo Mechanics
Douglas Higgins is the Founder & Director at Mujo Mechanics.
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About Mujo Mechanics: Mujo Mechanics provides smart devices and intelligent cloud platform for a data-driven approach to musculoskeletal health.
Geri McMahon
Non-Executive Director of Mujo Mechanics
Geri McMahon Managing Director joined MUJO following eight years in investment banking to coordinate and drive the team to deliver the MUJO vision. Geri brings a focus on operational excellence, and a wealth of international business experience having worked with government institutions and corporates across EMEA, APAC and AMERICAS regions. Geri holds a combined Finance and Commerce degree with Chinese language from the University of Sydney and previously worked on the trading floors of both RBS and Bank of America Merrill Lynch in Sydney and London.
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About Mujo Mechanics: Mujo Mechanics provides smart devices and intelligent cloud platform for a data-driven approach to musculoskeletal health.
Tony Norwood
Non Executive Director of OXLEY GARAGE DOORS
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About OXLEY GARAGE DOORS: Oxley Garage Doors is an installer of garage doors, gates, shutters, and security products.
Erik Smyth
Founder and Director of Insignia Technologies
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About Insignia Technologies: Insignia Technologies develops smart pigments and ink-based sensing technologies for the food packaging industry.
David Schmider
Technical Director of Low Power Radio Solutions
David is LPRS’s long standing Technical Director and creator of the easyRadio products. David and his team love all things radio and are considered one the leading engineering teams for radio design in Europe.
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About Low Power Radio Solutions: LPRS is a global leader in low power RF solutions for OEMs.
Nick Pummell
Managing Director of Low Power Radio Solutions
Nick joined the LPRS team in 2015 following 18 years working within the wireless electronic component, M2M and IoT technologies eco-systems. Nick is a true believer in M2M / IoT, having seen many times the ability of the technologies to provide innovative, profitable and disruptive new business and services.
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About Low Power Radio Solutions: LPRS is a global leader in low power RF solutions for OEMs.
Jeremy Sneller
Managing Director of TouchByte
Jeremy Sneller is Managing Director at TouchByte.
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About TouchByte: TouchByte provides real-time customer insight, recognition and validation of “PEOPLE in PLACES” using face recognition technology.
Nadimul Faisal
Founder & Director of d.FL
Surface Engineering and Contact Mechanics has been an important part of my professional life since I started my career in 2001. I am a Founder of d-Finger Ltd, and Senior Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering at Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen, UK. Experience includes leading research & commercial projects funded by Scottish Funding Council (SFC), Oil & Gas Innovation Centre (OGIC), Centre of Excellence for Sensor and Imaging Systems (CENSIS), The Carnegie Trust for the Universities of Scotland, Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC). I am a professional Member of IMechE, IMMM and CEng, Fellow of Higher Education Academy (FHEA), and EPSRC Full College member. Specialities includes mechanical, materials engineering and sensor based condition monitoring, with focus on ‘Micromechanics‘.
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About d.FL: Digitising process handling
