Dr David Clarke
David Clarke joined the Energy Technologies Institute as Chief Executive Officer in January 2008 from his previous role as Head of Technology Strategy at Rolls-Royce plc. David has been involved in collaborative research and development of advanced technologies for over 20 years, leading a range of research groups including Rolls-Royce’s Advanced Materials development activities and its corporate Strategic Research Centre. With the latter group he led Rolls-Royce’s global research strategy and the development of new technology opportunities in fields as diverse as fuel cells, electrical propulsion technologies and advanced computational diagnostics.
He has also been a member of EPSRC Council and is a member of the North West Science Council. David graduated from the University of Surrey in Materials Technology and with a PhD in Composite Materials. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Materials and of the Energy Institute and a Chartered Engineer.
Dr Grant Bourhill
Grant Bourhill joined the Energy Technologies Institute as Director of Programme Delivery in April 2008. He was formerly Director of Business Development at Sharp Laboratories Europe.
During his seven years at Sharp, Grant held roles including Director of R&T Programme Delivery for Optical Systems, as well as leading a team that established and maintained several global collaborative programmes. He successfully developed a number of technologies within his portfolio from concept through to successful overseas mass manufacture. Grant has also been involved significantly in IP management for both internal technology development as well as external company technology spin-in.
Prior to Sharp, Grant spent five years at QinetiQ in emerging technology management, including work on innovative composite damage sensors, which was recognised by the Rank Prize for Optoelectronics.
Grant graduated from the University of Strathclyde with a BSc in Chemistry and subsequently completed his PhD in Nonlinear Optics at the same university. He has been a recipient of both a NASA Fellowship and a Von Humboldt Research Fellowship and has over 30 patents and more than 40 publications in peer-reviewed journals. He has enjoyed periods living and working in the USA, Japan and Germany.
Eamon Connolly
Eamon Connolly joined the Energy Technologies Institute as Legal Director in May 2008, having previously been Head of Intellectual Property at the Linde Group (formerly the BOC Group).
During his five years at the Linde Group, Eamon was responsible for all intellectual property matters within the group, managing the development and acquisition of intellectual property rights through to the exploitation of the intellectual property rights of the group. He managed a team of intellectual property professionals in the UK, the USA and Germany. Prior to this, Eamon worked as a solicitor in the Intellectual Property Department of Herbert Smith, a leading City law firm.
Eamon has a degree in Mechanical Engineering and Economics from the University of Birmingham.
Christopher Stuart
Christopher Stuart joined the Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) as Director of Corporate Services in September 2009 from the Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO), where he was most recently HM Consul-General in Osaka.
Following an early career as a Development Chemist, Christopher joined the Health & Safety Executive (the then Department of Environment) working closely with a wide cross section of industry in the development and enforcement of Health & Safety Legislation. His time in the FCO has had a mainly Japanese focus, involving posting as First Secretary Science & Technology, Tokyo.
Christopher has a degree in Chemistry from the University of Lancaster.
Andrew Haslett
Andrew Haslett joined the Energy Technologies Institute as Director of Strategy Development in April 2008 from ICI plc, where he was Group Science & Technology Director (Measurement & Modelling).
Andrew has been involved in process and product technology development for 30 years, leading a range of research and engineering groups. His experience covers a very wide range of technologies from large scale high hazard process plant engineering to developing electronic materials, and also a broad range of industrial and consumer applications. He has experience of development, design and operation of large scale plant and also of technology licensing and the sale of technology based services.
At ICI, he was responsible for the development of the Group Technology Strategy and for assisting businesses to measure and improve their application of technology to innovation.
Andrew graduated from Cambridge University with a BA in Chemical Engineering. He is a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, of the Institution of Chemical Engineers and the Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures & Commerce. He is a Chartered Engineer and a Chartered Scientist.