Dirk is a Chartered Marketer and Business Growth Adviser running the technical marketing, start up and inward investment activity of Warwick Science Park. Dirk also holds a non-executive director role with a local power electronics business helping them grow and diversify their business.

During his professional career which spans over 2 decades, Dirk has advised over 1,000 businesses. He has helped launch hundreds of new products, identified profitable markets in the UK and overseas and raised millions of pounds of grant and loan funding for his clients.

With over 30 years’ experience Ian has held senior management posts in sales, marketing, operations and finance. Ian counts himself fortunate to have had the opportunity to have lived and worked outside of the UK for eleven years and can rightly claim to have a broad range of experience in terms of cultures, industry sectors and business disciplines.

With a track record of success in business turnaround, business development, change management and M&A, his passion is working with SME businesses to help them to be more successful.

Carol has over 15 years’ experience working for the University of Warwick Science Park in administration and has worked on various programmes within Business Support, these include: Team Start, Investment Readiness, Rural Growth Network, Minerva Business Angel Network, Ignite and Business Ready.

Prior to this, Carol worked in administration and secretarial roles for the public and private sector, ranging from SMEs to large corporate businesses.

Matthew is a qualified accountant, business adviser/mentor and business angel experienced in Equity, Debt, Grants and other financial instruments, as business owner, lender, sometime investor and consultant.

10 years financial management roles in industry, banking and commerce were followed by 10 years as owner/manager of a £15m turnover, import and manufacturing business in the construction industry. The last 15 years have been spent working with owner managed businesses, mainly in the Midlands, connection with growth planning, finance raising and management. He currently combines business finance consultancy with a business advisory role at University of Warwick Science Park.