Our People
Discover the people that make CPI unique
Our Expertise
Our employees are critical to the work we do. Coming from all levels of academia and industry, they apply their expertise and innovative thinking to support the development of next-generation manufacturing.
Careers at CPI
Want to make the next step in your career?Gender Pay Gap
With over 250 employees, CPI is required to report its gender pay gap. Read our latest reports.Our Leadership Team
Our management team brings together world-class knowledge of key technologies and markets with extensive experience of establishing and leading technology businesses.
Frank Millar
Chief Executive Officer
Jodie Coe
Director of People and Operations
Tracey Stonehouse
Finance Director
Alfredo Ramos Plasencia
Managing Director of Enterprises
Dave Tudor
Managing Director, Medicines Manufacturing Innovation Centre
Arun Harish
Strategy Director
Graeme Cruickshank
CTIO and General Manager — Formulation
Kris Wadrop
General Manager Biotechnology & Step-Out Business Units
Nikki Kirtley
General Counsel & Company Secretary
Val Briggs
PA to CEO and Chair
Our Board
Our board of directors is composed of senior representatives from industry and academia. The board is responsible for steering development and granting final approval of our strategy and major programmes.
Jennie Younger
Non-Executive Director and Non-Executive Chairman
Charles Bragg
Non-Executive Director and Non-Executive Deputy Chairman
Sandy Anderson
Non-Executive Director and Chairman of Audit Committee
Mark Gibson
Non-Executive Director
Professor Trevor Page
Non-Executive Director
Judith A K Howard
Non-Executive Director
Steve Bagshaw
Non-Executive Director
John H Anstee
Non-Executive Director and Chairman of Remuneration and Appointments Committee
Nigel J Perry
Special Adviser & Director
Frank Millar
Chief Executive Officer
Investment Committee
Our investment committee has a wide range of investment experience.
Tim Cockroft
Chief Executive of N+1 Singer and Chairman of CPI Enterprises Investment Committee
Andrew Schemmel
Director at Eisvogel Group AG
Saar Shafir
Chief Investment Officer at Treisar Investments
Hannah Wade
Head of Investment Partnerships at CPI
Arun Harish
Strategy Director at CPI
Read more about our Investment Committee
Discover MoreOur Technology Advisory Committee
CPI is guided by a Technology Advisory Committee which is responsible for the technology strategy of the company. This group is made up of individuals from industry, academia and CPI’s management team.
Academia
| Professor Alan Windle FRS | Cambridge University |
| Professor Sir Martyn Poliakoff FRS | Nottingham University |
| Professor Tom McLeish FRS | Durham University |
| Professor Nick Wright | Newcastle University |
| Professor Michael Whittaker | Newcastle University |
| Professor Julian Morris FREng | Strathclyde University |
| Professor Graham Wren | Strathclyde University |
Industry
| Damien Kelly MSc, PhD | Head of Global Research & Development, Croda Europe Limited |
| Chris Rider | Director, Cambridge Integrated Knowledge Centre |
| Mark Carver | R&D Director, FujiFilm Diosynth Biotechnologies |
| Austin Doyle, PhD | Director, Science & Technology Licensing, R&D Worldwide Business Development, GSK |
| Fiona Williams | Director Research and Development P&G |
| Dr Tim Ryan | CEO, Epigem Ltd |
| Dr Steve Fletcher | Head of Chemistry, KTN |
| Dr Gareth Crapper | Research Manager, Performance Coatings, AkzoNobel |
CPI
Frank Millar | Chief Executive Officer, CPI |
Dr Arun Harish | Director of Strategy, CPI |
Dr Tom Taylor | Director of Future Business, CPI |
Alfredo Ramos Plasencia | Healthcare Director, CPI |
Lucy Foley | Director of Biologics, CPI |
Kris Wadrop | General Manager Biotechnology & Step-Out Business Units, CPI |
John Cocker | Director of Printable Electronics, CPI |
Mr Sandy Anderson CBE FREng | Non-Executive Director, CPI |
Professor John Anstee | Non-Executive Director, CPI |
Professor Trevor Page FREng ScD (Cantab) | Non-Executive Director, CPI |
Professor Judith Howard CBE FRS | Non-Executive Director, CPI |
Mark Gibson | Non-Executive Director, CPI |