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Appointment
Appointed to the Board in June 2001 and became Senior Independent Director in January 2008.
Experience
Joined Oxford Instruments plc in 1982, became its Chief Executive in 1985 and was Chairman from 1991 until his retirement in 1999. Former Master of St Catherine�s College Oxford, former President of the British Association for the Advancement of Science and former Chairman of the Engineering and Technology Board. Fellow of the Royal Society and of the Royal Academy of Engineering.
External Appointments
Chancellor of the University of Leicester. Non-executive Director of WS Atkins plc. Chairman of the National Physical Laboratory, Member of the Council for the Foundation for Science and Technology, Trustee of Marie Curie Cancer Care and Treasurer of the Royal Society. | 