INTERVIEW
Grant Bourhill is the CEO of Surrey Research Park and is committed to forging a community of businesses, investors, academics and R&D support enterprises to converge and drive innovation forward for a better future
THE UK’S PIONEERING RESEARCH PARK You are quite new to the Research Park, can you give the readers some details of your background? I have worked in innovation in various sectors including space, low carbon energy, consumer electronics and defence. Previously, I was CEO of Leicester Science Park where I led the delivery of a new £100m+ facility for the Space Sector.
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Before this, I worked with the Energy Technologies Institute where I led the development of clean-energy products and services for the residential market.
I also spent eight years with Sharp, bringing several world-first consumer electronic products to market, primarily in the mobile but also automotive sectors.
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