25 Apr 2006
Dr John Beacham, CBE, appointed as new Chairman.
Cogent SSC, the national council for skills in the
chemical, nuclear, oil and gas, petroleum and polymer industries has
appointed Dr John Beacham, CBE as its new Chairman.
Announcing Dr Beacham’s appointment, Cogent CEO Joanna Woolf said:
“I am delighted that John has agreed to be our Chairman. He has deep
and wide experience of the skills issues our employers face and will
bring a unique perspective on growth and innovation, which we have
identified as a top priority for our industries. His knowledge and
experience will be invaluable to us.” Responding John said: “I am
delighted to be joining Cogent, it has a very challenging task and I am
looking forward to contributing and steering it through the next few
years”.
Dr Beacham’s experience and expertise are in new
product innovation, science and technology strategy, R&D,
Business-Higher Education partnerships and Networks. He has
recently written A 60 minute Guide to Growth, Innovation and Added
Value.
He has spent 35 years in the Chemical and
Pharmaceutical Industry where his last post was Research Manager and
Chief Scientist for ICI plc. He was awarded a CBE in the 2000 New
Year’s Honours List for services to the Chemical Industry.
Dr Beacham is an Industrialist/Advisor to the Department of Trade
and Industry (DTI). He is Chairman of University of Liverpool
Enterprises Ltd (ULivE) and a Director of the newly formed Bioscience
for Business Knowledge Transfer Network. He is also a director of
“TrusTech”, an NHS North West exploitation company and CLIK, the CCLRC
Exploitation Company, and Worldwide President elect of the SCI (The
Society of the Chemical Industry).
He has strong links to the Academic Sector where he is an Honorary
Professor at both Liverpool and Liverpool John Moores Universities and
was awarded a DSc in 2004 by the University of Manchester.
Dr Beacham has also served as Chairman of the National
Chemical Sector Foresight Panel, as a member of the EPSRC User Panel,
as a Member of Liverpool University Council and as a Director of LGC,
an Analytical Services company.
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