m.bowman@e-synergy.com

Mike holds a degree in Electronic Engineering, and prior to joining E-Synergy Ltd was an executive with GEC/ Marconi where he was responsible for a range of IT activities. In 2002 he co-founded a company spin-out of Marconi Technology.

His role at E-Synergy Ltd is to develop and manage the Investment Readiness Programme, and he is a Director of KeCrypt Ltd.

n.wright@e-synergy.com

Nick holds a BSc from the London School of Economics and an Advanced Diploma in Computing from the University of Oxford. Nick is the primary lead on the East Midlands Early Growth Fund and is based at our Silverstone office. He has a background in technology research and consultancy/incubation, and has also served as editor of a Sunday Times business technology supplement. Nick’s non-executive and advisory roles include CereProc, the leading speech synthesis company, citizen media company Scoopt.com, and GP Bullhound, the London and California-based technology investment bank. He also spent time on the advisory board of UnLtd Ventures, a £100m social entrepreneurship fund financed by the National Lottery.

c.hodson@e-synergy.com

BA, MBA, IoDDip, FRSA. Claire has 25 years experience of leading and developing entrepreneurial enterprises, predominantly in the creative industries. In the 1980s, Claire founded two award winning television production companies and went on to establish an arts and media centre specialising in incubating start-up and early stage arts and media businesses. Since then Claire has concentrated on technology transfer and founding numerous university spin-out companies. Claire has facilitated and managed the disposal of enterprises via trade sale. Claire is a qualified company director (IoD Diploma), a member of the Licensing Executives Society and a fellow of the Royal Society for the Encouragement of the Arts, Manufactures &.Commerce.