Paul is an alumnus of the School, a Fellow of the Institute of Engineering and Technology and a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Marketing.

 

Paul will have an enterprise focus to his role. This will include assisting the School with industrial contacts, helping researchers identify and commercialise intellectual property, through spin-out companies and licensing, and lecturing students in enterprise subjects relating to the electronics industry.

 

Currently Managing Director of Yorkville Advisors UKLLP offering a fund investing in global public companies, Paul has had a successful corporate career in the world of semiconductor and electronics including a European Vice President at Motorola before becoming a successful internet and mobile communications entrepreneur and a venture capitalist. Paul has also been an adviser to Manchester United FC.

 

The School is one of the largest electrical engineering schools in the UK and highly rated for its “Research Power” and is headed by Professor Andy Gibson. “The School has a good history of working with industry and I am delighted that Paul will be assisting with our goals and helping extend our international reach and collaborations across the spectrum of our innovative research activities “he said.

 

Paul is enthusiastic about his role. “Electrical technology continues to change the world, at work and play at an ever increasing rate” he said, “ yet there are still huge challenges to be met”. “Electrical engineering can provide solutions to climate change and reduction and changes in energy consumption.”

 

Paul is excited about one of the School’s expertise areas, where it leads the world: agri – electronics, which uses electrical and electronic technology to improve farming yields and to reduce waste in the food supply change. This links with another area where the University is taking a lead – sustainable consumption.

 

 “It’s an honour to be asked to contribute to the world class team in Manchester. If we can create new businesses that literally change the world from the research activity and contribute to the UKs industrial future it will be a thrilling journey.

 

Last year, Paul was appointed to the Strategy Advisory Board of the UMIP Premier Fund (UPF), a unique fund dedicated to assisting the financing of spin-out companies from the University.