Our People
The Auxetec team is a strong executive group with a wealth of commercial, operational, and strategic skills, augmented by scientific, academic, and analytical capabilities to deliver on behalf of its customer base.
The Auxetec team is a strong executive group with a wealth of commercial, operational, and strategic skills, augmented by scientific, academic, and analytical capabilities to deliver on behalf of its customer base.
Phil Goodier
Chairman
Phil is an experienced business leader in diverse, international business sectors and a Fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology. In his role as Chairman, Phil brings a wealth of relevant experience to add value and help propel the Company forward to achieve its goals.
Robert Gunn
Rob Gunn CEO
Commercial leader with 30 years combined experience in the Corporate and Start-Up Sectors. Talent for identifying global market challenges and opportunities that generate revenues through sustainable partnerships.
Prof. Helen Gleeson OBE
Founder & Director
Group and world leader in Liquid crystal physics. Cavendish Professor University of Leeds. Over 180 publications, 10 patents. Discovered our Novel Technology Platform with her Academic Team in Leeds.
Andrew Naylor
Director
Highly experienced and hands-on investment director. Instrumental in building and managing portfolios of technology companies. Focused on creating and developing world-leading science businesses to address global challenges.
Arshad Mairaj
Director
Expertise in business case building investment propositioning to raise grub-seed-series investment for technology start-up companies with high deal closure rate. Board director experience across range of VC financed spin-out companies including software, med-tech, clean-tech, additive manufacturing, networking and communications.
Stuart Rook
Finance Director
A highly focussed commercial professional adept at supporting entrepreneurial businesses through Strategic Planning & Financial Forecasting; Financial Management; Cash flow management leading to growth.
Mark Verrall
Chief Scientific Officer
A chemist by background with a PhD in Liquid Crystal Polymers, Mark has had a highly successful career with Merck leading R&D in display technologies. In his role as Chief Scientific Officer, Mark brings his industry expertise and passion for innovations in liquid crystal technologies to bear as a valuable member of the Auxetec team.
Debby Fitzgerald
Company Secretary
Company Secretary leading our Business Support and administrative function implementing a professional commercial infrastructure.
Matthew Reynolds
Senior Engineer
Matthew is a materials scientist with over 10 years of experience in material and chemical design, testing, and characterisation (working with, but not limited to: polymers, elastomers, glasses, gels, and composites). He has a PhD in Physics from the University of Leeds, studying glass-related dynamics in polymer systems.
Peter Tipping
Engineer
Liquid crystal physicist having graduated from the University of Leeds with a Master’s degree and PhD in Physics. Utilising over 5 years working on commercially sensitive research in a multidisciplinary environment, developing critical research methodology while balancing industrial and scientific interests. With a specialisation in the characterisation of new liquid crystalline materials for novel applications.