CLUB EVENT
Talent Pool
Having heard from Steve Bagshaw CBE FIChemE CEng from the Centre for Process Innovation (CPI) at our March event, our next event will see us welcome Martin Meeson, CEO of Fujifilm Diosynth Biotechnologies and Frank Millar, CEO of CPI to update us on progress.
Running order for the evening is as follows:
6.00pm Registration with tea/coffee and a light supper
6:30pm Welcome and introduction from Jane Reynolds MBE, Chair, TVBC
6:35pm Welcome and update from Denise McGuckin, MD, Hartlepool Borough Council
6:55pm Presentation - Martin Meeson, CEO of Fujifilm Diosynth Biotechnologies and Frank Millar, CEO of CPI
7:45pm Q&A
8.00pm Summing up, Jane Reynolds MBE, Chair, TVBC and Networking
8.30pm Event close
Attendance to this event is without charge for members and eligible guests*.
Member invitations will be issued by direct email.
Denise McGuckin
MD, Hartlepool Borough Council
Denise joined Hartlepool Borough Council in the summer of 1996, she has held a number of roles over the years including Environmental Services, Community Safety, and Neighbourhood Management, Planning and Regulatory services. Denise attended Durham University and obtained a BSc Honours Degree in Environmental Technology and in 2008 she obtained a MBA in Public Management at Teesside University.
Denise currently is the Managing Director at Hartlepool Borough Council, previous responsibilities have included being the lead Place Director in setting up the Tees Valley Combined Authority and the associated Devolution deal and chaired the Cleveland Local Resilience Forum during 2020 leading on their Cleveland response for COVID19 pandemic prior to taking on the role of MD.
Mother of 3 and grandmother of 5, Denise enjoys baking, walking and cycling.
Martin Meeson
Chief Executive Officer, FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies
Martin Meeson is a seasoned executive who brings extensive global experience to the Biotech and Pharmaceutical markets.
Martin has served as Chief Executive Officer of FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies since April 2020. Prior to this appointment he served in various executive leadership positions including Chief Operating Officer and President of the company’s United States operations in North Carolina and Texas and Chief Financial Officer. Before joining FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies he was Finance Director at Oxford Chemicals where he was responsible for all aspects of Finance, IT, and Purchasing. He also held leadership positions at Hibernia Foods, ICI/Dupont and KPMG.
In January 2022 Martin was appointed to serve in the United Kingdom’s Government New Business Council, a cross-sector network of global business leaders who will work with the Government on infrastructure, innovation and skills in the United Kingdom.
Frank Millar
Chief Executive Officer, Centre for Process Innovation
Frank is a Chartered Engineer and Chartered Director, having spent his industrial career with UK engineering and project management companies delivering services to the process industries. He has 20 years of experience of technology development and deployment in the gas processing and nuclear-decommissioning sectors. He has worked in project delivery and business management roles in the UK, North America and the Middle East.
Frank joined CPI in 2015 as Operations Director and became CEO in 2020. He is a member of the CBI North East Regional Council.
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