PARIS
A globally experienced manager with proven skills in leadership, change management, marketing, sales, supply-chain improvement, administration, financial controls and strategic planning, and a specialist in working at the interface of technology and business development. Skilled in assessing how to add and capture value and implementing appropriate strategies. Extensive non-executive Director experience mostly in start-up situations.
Career has been in commercial and technical activities with almost 50 years experience in Life Science related businesses, including 32 years with DuPont Co. Lived in seven countries, including 3 assignments in the U.S.A. and 2 in France, and worked in more than 30 others in North America, Europe, Australasia and Asia. Sensitive to cultural diversity and comfortable in any social or cultural environment. French spoken fluently.
Senior Associate, The Context Network
September 2014 - present
The Context Network is a USA based partnership providing market intelligence globally in all sectors of Agribusiness. Role is for EU business development as well as participating directly in client studies.
Non-Executive Director, Board of Directors at CAC Shanghai (Group) Co. Ltd.
January 2010 - October 2011, July 2014 - present
CAC is a privately owned Chinese chemical company with interests in chemical intermediates, fine chemicals and crop protection products. Role is EU strategy advisor to the Chairman/CEO.
Plant Impact plc
October 2008 - January 2013
Plant Impact is an A.I.M. listed company that specializes in products for plant stress relief. It is especially concerned with solutions for problems of abiotic stress including those caused by temperature, salinity, drought, and light. Role was that of independent non-Executive Director.
ProKyma Ltd, Porton Down, England
July 2007 – January 2008
ProKyma Ltd. is a new company using ultrasound technology developed by the UK Defence Ministry for military purposes and now being exploited for civilian use in medical and food applications. Role was that of independent non-Executive Director.
Alaska Food Diagnostics Ltd, Porton Down, England
August 2006 – June 2007
Alaska Food Diagnostics was a new company exploiting technology developed by the UK Defence Ministry for military purposes, for civilian use in the food industry to rapidly diagnose the presence of harmful bacteria. Role was that of independent non-Executive Director.
Avidis S.A., Biopôle Clermont-Limagne, France
July 2003 – February 2004
Avidis (now Imaxio) is a new company using Medical Research Council and Cambridge University technology for recombinant protein expression, folding and design to develop novel therapeutics in endocrinology and metabolism. Role was as Member of the Supervisory Council.
Kellantis S.A., Paris, France
April 2002 – November 2003
Kellantis was a new diagnostics company at the Paris Bio-Incubator using solid phase cytometry to detect rare cellular events such as metastatic cancer cells, HPV infected cervical cells, and fetal cells in maternal blood. Role was business advisor and mentor to the scientist founder Dr. Cornet.
Sense Proteomic Ltd, Cambridge, England
October 2001 to December 2002
Funded principally by Apax Partners, London, Sense Proteomic developed immobilized functional protein arrays for pharmaceutical research. Role was that of independent non-Executive Director. Sense Proteomic was sold to Procognia Ltd in December 2002.
National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts (NESTA), London, England
October 2001 to December 2008
Principal roles were as an assessor of grant and investment applications for Life Science projects and mentor for several entrepreneurs that NESTA invested with (Picosorb, BlueGnome, Cytox). Also had a role as an advisor on mentoring, and on medical biotechnology investments.
Gowan Comércio Internacional e Serviços, Limitada, Funchal, Portugal
September 2001 to October 2010
Gowan is a family owned U.S. agribusiness.
