Associate Pro Vice Chancellor for Knowledge Exchange and Chair of Business Innovation at Salford Business School. Leading in Knowledge Exchange for the University, a key component of the University’s Triple Intensity approach.

Non-executive Director – The Growth Company – and Trustee RADMA.

Previous experience included Programme Director of the national Help to Grow Management and Made Smarter Leadership programme; Principle Investigator of GM High Growth, CW Business Growth Programme, Smart Cheshire Innovation and Eco-I NW and Co-Investigator of GM Cyber Foundry, GM AI Foundry, PrintCity Network.

My research and enterprise interests focus on digital skills and the impact of digital technology adoption on productivity within micro and small businesses.