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Henri Lambriex
Non-Executive Director
Henri has a degree in marketing, and built his international trading career in the Netherlands, Germany and UK. He held various senior positions before running his own fresh Food company. He served on various Boards in South Africa, South America, Germany and the UK. Henri is a multilingual entrepreneur, investor and turnaround expert with business experience in over 40 countries. He brings to UWI his strategic insight and commercial knowledge, as well as his drive and ability to mentor and build successful teams.
Dr Neil MacGilp
Investor Director
With a PhD in Chemistry from the University of Edinburgh, Neil has spent 33 years in consumer product innovation with Procter and Gamble and SABMiller. He has in depth experience of product and process development and organisational innovation to transform technology into commercially successful products. He has 16 patents to his name. Neil is an Investor Director of UWI technology Ltd and he brings his rigour, strategic vision and technical passion to guide and refine the product design and manufacture process.
Douglas Cribbes
Chairman
Douglas is a GlobalScot and an internationally respected player in the global aviation industry. He began his career with Rolls-Royce and has worked with the company for 35 years. Douglas has recently retired after 15 years of running Texas Aero Engine Services Limited (a joint venture between American Airlines and Rolls Royce) in Fort Worth, Texas.
Steve Friedrich
Investor Director
With 15years at Rolls-Royce and currently as Vice President – Sales & Marketing at Rolls-Royce Civil Small & Medium Engines, Steve has the background and knowledge of the Aerospace industry to clearly see the value that the UWI Label can bring to not only the aerospace sector but across all areas of engineering and manufacture. With extensive previous experience in banking and finance, Steve also contributes to the financial rigour to the Board.
Mark Little
Non-Executive Director
Mark is the former MD of Barclays Wealth in Scotland, the largest wealth manager in the country, managing around £4bn of Assets. He is a Non-executive Director of Securities Trust of Scotland, sits on the board of Winning Scotland Foundation and also works with the Saltire Foundation. Previously, Mark was the global head of automotive research at Deutsche Bank.
Dr. Sergey Gordeyev
Chief Science Officer
Sergey has a PhD in Materials Science gained at the University of Technology and Design, St. Petersburg, and an MSc in Physics from Moscow State University. He has 32 years’ experience in research, consultancy and new product development. He has over 40 published research papers as a result of many European collaborations. Sergey brings is knowledge of micro fluidics and his scientific rigour to UWI and is responsible for the scientific and technical side of product development. He also manages relationships with the patent attorneys and suppliers of materials required for technical development.
Simson McCreath
Senior Lab Technician
Simson has a PhD in Physical Chemistry from the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow. His 7 years’ industrial experience to date has been focussed on the development and manufacture of materials within the eyewear and packaging sectors. Simson is our Senior Lab Technician, in charge of quality control procedures: the documentation of testing and reporting of testing. Simson plays an important role in product development and analysing and interpreting test data.
Olga Rosique
Senior Production Supervisor
Olga has a BSc in Agricultural Engineering from the University “Miguel Hernandez” Alicante, Spain, specialising in Quality within Agricultural and Food sectors. She has 12 years’ experience as CEO of a Spanish SME, responsible for logistics, costumer relations and training. Olga also spent one year as quality control intern within a Pharmaceutical company. In her current role as Senior Production Supervisor at UWI Technology Olga is responsible for our manufacturing processes including some quality inspections; Olga carries out standard testing and provides product development support through data driven insight.
Colin Clark
Finance Manager
Colin brings a wealth of financial experience to UWI with over 30 years of professional experience. A qualified chartered accountant, Colin has spent the last 16 years working with some of Scotland’s leading high growth SME’s. Colin’s expert judgment helps define UWI’s financial strategy as the company expands.
Val Stones
Bookkeeper
Val has a first class honours degree in Science with Management Studies. She started working for her family business 18 years ago where she learned the ropes and developed her passion for helping SMEs. She has since run her own business solutions consultancy for over 7 years and has a wealth of experience working with new start companies. At UWI, Val manages the day-to-day financial transactions and produces monthly management accounts with the Finance Manager. She is a qualified tech savvy bookkeeper, Associate member of ICB and certified Xero Adviser. She ensures UWI’s financial information is administered accurately, presenting timely and customised reports.

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The UWI Technology Board

Non-Executive Director Henri Lambriex
Non-Executive Chairman Douglas Cribbes
Investor Director Neil MacGilp
Investor Director Steve Friedrich
Non-Executive Director Mark Little

In addition, UWI’s professional Advisory team consist of:

Legal advisor: MBM Commercial
Commercial Tax and Finance advisor: Johnston Carmichael
Patent Attorneys: Marks & Clerk

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Team UWI

Henri Lambriex

Dr Neil MacGilp

Douglas Cribbes

Steve Friedrich

Mark Little

Dr. Sergey Gordeyev

Simson McCreath

Olga Rosique

Colin Clark

Val Stones

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