OUR LEADERSHIP GROUP
Cleantech East facilitates the Cleantech East Cluster Leadership Group for Cleantech & The Clean Economy. This is made up of the following business members.
Adnams
Richard Carter & Benedict Orchard
Richard is the Head of Finance and Sustainability and Ben is the Environmental Sustainability Manager at Adnams, an award-winning regional brewary and distillery based in Southwold.
Marcus Armes
Supported by the New Anglia LEP, the Anglia Capital Group provides private investment for Start-ups and Early Growth Stage businesses with innovative technology at their core.
Matthew Lumsden
Matthew has over 15 years experience in the low carbon energy and transport sectors and has since founded Future Transport Systems in 2009 and Connected Energy in 2014.
Gary Atkinson
Gary is working to bring the Internet of Things to reality, making infrastructure smarter and more efficient.
Clive Dopson
Clive has worked extensively across the auotomotive industry, previously being the Managing Director of Lotus cars. Clive is now a Director of Hethel Innovation.
Julian Munson
As the Head of Enterprise Zones and Innovation for the New Anglia LEP, Julian leads the team responsible for the Enterprise Zones across Norfolk and Suffolk.
James Dunning
With over 18 years experience in the utility sector, James now leads Syrinix, which is combining ICT and innovative engineering to create sensors which are able to detect faults in pipelines.
Saffron Myhill-Hunt
Saffron joined the Low Carbon Innovation Fund and now, as manager of the Adapt Innovation Funding team, has played a major role in delivering the Fund and completion of 24 investments.
Jon Gunn
Tufeco’s buildings are engineered from recycled glass bottle waste, offering a new way of building to the UK construction industry. As Founder and CEO, Jon is leading this innovation.
Susan Falch-Lovesey
Previously working at the National Trust and Norfolk County Council before joining Vattenfall, Susan has had over 25 years of success in enhancing environmental, learning and skills development across New Anglia.
CLUSTER GROUP LEADERS
Simon Coward
With a background in engineering and manufacturing management, Simon has years of experience.
Cleantech East Coordinator
Imogen Shipperlee
At Hethel Innovation, Imogen is leading Cleantech East, a sector network bringing together businesses, researchers, and students to expand clean technology in the East, designed to provide a platform for driving forward clean growth in Norfolk and Suffolk.
Through key contact and Sector Development Coordinator, Imogen Shipperlee, Cleantech East is delivered as part of the ERDF-funded Innovation New Anglia project, which is led by Hethel Innovation and delivered across Norfolk and Suffolk.
Contact Imogen via:
Email: ishipperlee@hethelinnovation.com
Phone: +44 (0) 1953 859 113