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Nigel Keen, Non-Executive Chairman, joined the Board in 1999. He has a degree in engineering from Cambridge University, is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants and has been involved in the formation and development of high technology businesses for more than thirty years. He is Chairman of The Laird Group plc, Bioquell Plc and Deltex Medical Group plc.He is also a Non-Executive Director of ISIS Innovation. (Oxford Instruments and Oxford University maintain a close relationship and the Group's Directors are strongly represented on the Board of ISIS Innovation, the University's intellectual property company.) |
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Jonathan Flint, became Chief Executive in April 2005. He has a BSc in Physics from Imperial College and an MBA from Southampton University. He is a fellow of the Institute of Physics and Institute of Engineering and Technology. He has held senior management positions within Vislink plc, BAE Systems, GEC Marconi and Matra-Space Systems. |
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Kevin Boyd, joined Oxford Instruments in August 2006 as Group Finance Director. He has a BEng in Electronic and Information Engineering from Queen's University, Belfast and is a Chartered Engineer and Chartered Accountant, having qualified with Arthur Andersen. Prior to joining Oxford Instruments he was Group Finance Director of Radstone Technology, Finance Director of Siroyan Ltd. and Finance Director of Dowty Seals Ltd, a subsidiary of the TI Group (now Smiths Group plc). |
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Charles Holroyd, was appointed to the Board as Executive Director in November 2005, having joined Oxford Instruments in November 1999. He has a BSc in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Bristol University and an MBA from INSEAD. Previously he held senior management positions within United Industries plc, B Elliott lnc, Bowthorpe plc and Chloride Group plc. |
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Professor Sir Michael Brady, Deputy Chairman and Independent Non-Executive Director, joined the Board in 1995 and is BP Professor of Information Engineering at Oxford University. He is also a Fellow of the Royal Society and a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering. He is a founding Director of Guidance and Control Systems Limited and Mirada Medical Limited, a Director of ISIS Innovations Limited and Senior Independent Director of IXICO Ltd. |
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Professor Michael Hughes, Senior Independnt Non-Executive Director, joined the Board in November 2004. He is Chairman of EA Technology Limited, a Non-Executive Director of South Staffordshire Group plc, Chairman of North West Electricity Networks (Jersey) Ltd. and most recently a Non-Executive Director of Cinpart plc. Previously held senior management position in GEC plc and Midlands Electricity plc. |
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Bernard Taylor, Independent Non-Executive Director, joined the Board in 2002 and is Vice Chairman of Evercore Partners. He is a member of The Council of the University of Oxford and is Chairman of the University's Audit Committee. He is also Chairman of ISIS Innovation Limited. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry and an Honorary Fellow of St. John's College, Oxford. |
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Jock Lennox, Independent Non-Executive Director, joined the Board on April 1st 2009, having recently retired from Ernst & Young. He is Non-Executive Director of Hill & Smith Holdings plc. He also sits on the Council of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (chairing the Qualification Board) and is a trustee of Golden Lane Housing (the residential property arm of Mencap). |