Frontier IP Group plc Appointment of senior advisers
October 22 2019 - 1:00AM
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Frontier IP Group plc
22 October 2019
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22 October 2019
Frontier IP Group Plc
("Frontier IP" or the "Group")
Frontier IP appoints senior advisers to step up industry
engagement
Frontier IP, a specialist in commercialising university
intellectual property, today announces the appointment of John
Price and Air Vice-Marshal Gary Waterfall CBE as specialist
advisers to deepen and expand the Group and its portfolio
companies' industrial partnerships.
John and Gary will provide specialist expertise, insight and
advice across the food and agriculture, and defence industries
respectively, to support Frontier IP and its portfolio companies.
The roles are part time and they will not sit on the Group's board
of directors.
John has been appointed as Senior Food and Agritech Adviser. He
spent 25 years working for Mars, Incorporated ("Mars"), the global
food and petcare group, where he rose to become Vice-President
Operations Europe. He subsequently became chairman of Mars' pension
fund trustees.
Gary has been appointed Senior Defence Adviser. He served for 34
years in the Royal Air Force, including flying Harriers and serving
for three years with the Royal Air Force Acrobatic Team, The Red
Arrows. His roles included commanding the Royal Air Force's Air
Combat Group (No 1 Group) and service as the UK's National Air
Defence Commander. His final role before retirement was as Chief of
Staff at The Permanent Joint Headquarters at Northwood, where he
was responsible for planning and executing joint operations
involving all three services around the world. He is also a fellow
of the Royal Aeronautical Society.
These appointments reflect the growing maturity of the Group's
business and the technologies under development throughout the
portfolio, which has resulted in increasing interest and traction
from industry.
Portfolio companies collaborating closely with industry include
Fieldwork Robotics, Molendotech, Nandi Proteins, Pulsiv Solar and
The Vaccine Group. Industry and sector collaborators announced to
date include Bosch, Devro, G's Group, Hall Hunter Partnership,
Palintest, and the US Defense Advanced Project Research Agency.
Commenting on the appointments, John Price said: "I'm delighted
to be joining Frontier IP at such an exciting time of innovation in
the food and agritech industries, driven by changing consumer
tastes and rapid advances in technology. There is strong potential
in the Group's portfolio companies to take advantage of these
trends."
Air Vice-Marshal Gary Waterfall said: "It is a real honour to
join Frontier IP at such an important period. Already I can see
clear synergies and potential utility for many of Frontier IP's
current collaborative partnerships across wide swathes of UK
Defence as it continues to be a force for good employed on
operations around the globe."
Neil Crabb, chief executive officer of Frontier IP, said:
"Industry engagement is a central part of what we do. It allows us
to validate technology, understand how best to scale up, and
ensures we are meeting real-world needs or demands. The vast
experience of John and Gary and the support they can provide will
help to significantly strengthen this aspect of our business."
ENQUIRIES
Frontier IP Group Plc T: 020 7332 2338
Neil Crabb, Chief Executive
Andrew Johnson, Communications & Investor M: 07464 546 025
Relations
Group website: www.frontierip.co.uk
Allenby Capital Limited (Nominated T: 0203 328 5656
Adviser)
Nick Athanas / Nicholas Chambers
ABout frontier IP
Frontier IP unites science, finance and industry by identifying
strong intellectual property and accelerating its development
through a range of commercialisation services. A critical part of
the Group's work is involving relevant industry partners at an
early stage of development to ensure technology meets real world
demands and needs.
The Group looks to build and grow a portfolio of equity stakes
and licence income by taking an active involvement in spin-out
companies, including support for fund raising and collaboration
with relevant industry partners at an early stage of
development.
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