SmartLife® Team
MANAGEMENT
Joe Cunning
Joe has over 43 years experience in the fibers, textile and apparel industry. He completed a highly successful career spanning 28 years with DuPont, the last 10 of which were as Research and Development Director in charge of world-wide research in all fiber types. He headed the pioneering research laboratory in Wilmington Delaware. ...
Tilak Dias
Dr Dias is a senior lecturer and Head of the William Lee Innovation Centre, School of Materials at the University of Manchester (UoM). Tilak has been an academic within the field of textiles his entire working career and he is recognised as being one of the most reputable and leading authorities in textiles globally. ...
Chris Giness
Chris has over 35 years experience of managing businesses at board level, predominantly in the textile and apparel sector, including establishing a successful clothing manufacturing business. That business, which was supplying global markets, was sold to Robert H Lowe plc. Since 2003, Chris has been actively involved in...
Mark Pedley
Mark, aged 52, is a proven entrepreneur having founded or held senior executive positions in a wide range of businesses in a variety of sectors, including ICT and Internet Technologies, Fibers and Materials and Business Services. His experience includes the eventual disposal of two successful businesses realising shareholder value. ...
Tom Quick
After completing his education in Applied Science (Engineering), Tom worked in a number of roles in agricultural engineering before entering the industrial sales market. Following a degree in Applied Science Engineering Tom has for the past 20 years worked around the world for a number of multinational companies identifying, developing...
RESEARCH AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
Sue Buchanan
Sue is a London Business School Graduate with more than 20 years strategic marketing, general management and consulting experience in life sciences and healthcare industries. In these roles she has worked with a wide range of technology based businesses in environments across SMEs, global corporations and investment institutions. Currently a...
Dick Emery
Dick is a chartered member of the British Computer Society and is a highly experienced and regarded IT professional. Dick has been involved with SmartLife® since January 2007 as Technical Project Director. Specifically, his technical IT knowledge is invaluable to the Technical Board with regards to the hardware and software...