1971, BA, Cambridge University; 1973, MBA, Harvard Business School. Serial entrepreneur with over 25 years' experience in venture capital backed high-tech start-ups, NASDAQ-listed and UK-quoted companies. 1973-77, with IBM; 1977-82, with McKinsey & Co; 1983-94, Chief Executive Officer, Cotag International; 1995-98, Chief Executive Officer, Electronic Security Group, Amtech Corp; 1998-99, Group Chief Executive Officer, Channel Holdings; 2000-06, Chief Executive Officer, Plastic Logic; since 2008, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Novacem. Interests: innovation and entrepreneurship from global perspective.