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Steve Morris

Steve Morris

Various Senior Sales and Marketing Roles

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  • About me

    Knowledge Transfer Manager - Smart Materials and Technical Textiles at Innovate UK Business Connect

  • Education

    • University College of Swansea

      1977 - 1980
      BSc Hons Biochemistry 2:1

      BSc (Hons) Biochemistry

    • The King's School, Worcester

      1968 - 1975
      A Levels in Biology, Chemistry and Physics

    • The University of Hull

      1980 - 1983
      PhD Plant Biology and Genetics

      PhD Plant Biology & Genetics

    • The Open University

      1990 - 1996
      Master of Business Administration (MBA)

      MBA

  • Experience

    • Alcan Chemicals Europe

      Jan 1986 - Jan 2001
      Various Senior Sales and Marketing Roles

      Head of Marketing and Commercial Manager as senior roles amongst a variety of sales and marketing positions

    • Yorkshire Forward

      Jan 2001 - Jan 2002
      Head of Business Investment

      The management of a team of over 20 responsible for Inward Investment, International Trade, Investor Development, Corporate Sponsorship and European funding as well as 2 clusters covering Advanced Engineering & Metals and Digital Industries and covering a budget of £1.5M. The role included responsibility for overseas organisations including the North of England office in the USA and Yorkshire Forward’s office in Japan and the management responsibility for projects totalling £10M.

    • Alcoa World Chemicals

      Jan 2003 - Jan 2003
      Interim Manager – European Sales & Marketing

      An investigation of the European and Far Eastern markets for sales of a specific product line and appropriate channels to the markets.

    • Great Lakes Chemical Corp

      Jan 2004 - Jan 2006
      Interim Manager

      The evaluation of the company’s potential investment in the global aluminium hydroxide and magnesium hydroxide flame retardant markets.

    • Almatis GmbH

      Jan 2004 - Jan 2004
      Interim Manager

      A global market survey for Adsorbents and Catalysts

    • Polymer IRC

      Jan 2008 - Jan 2009
      Foresight Workshop Programme Manager

      Polymer IRC is a group bringing together the skills of leading academic institutions and industry in the polymer sector.Managed a workshop programme bringing together leading academics and industrialists in various sectors.

    • Materials Knowledge Transfer Network

      Jan 2009 - Jan 2014

      Facilitate the collaboration of industry and academia in driving innovation in materials science, specifically smart materials. Deliver innovation in smart materials to the materials community.

      • Technology Manager - Smart and Emerging Technologies

        Jan 2011 - Jan 2014

      • Relationship Manager - Smart Materials

        Jan 2009 - Jan 2011

    • Knowledge Transfer Network (KTN)

      Jan 2014 - Jan 2016
      Knowledge Transfer Manager - Smart Materials and Emerging Technologies

    • Independent Consulant

      Jan 2016 - Nov 2020
      Knowledge Management Specialist

      Working with the Advanced Services & Products group in QinetiQ on a number of projects

    • Innovate UK KTN

      Nov 2020 - now

      Smart materials in all its diversity of technology and applications and including Metamaterials and self healing materials. Special interest in smart wearables and the digitisation of textiles and fashion in pursuit of sustainability and circularity.

      • Knowledge Transfer Manager -Smart Materials and Technical Textiles

        Apr 2022 - now

      • Knowledge Transfer Manager; Smart Materials ansd Technical Textiles

        Nov 2020 - now

      • Knowledge Tranfer Manager - Advanced Functional Materials

        Nov 2020 - May 2022

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