Alan Aubrey

Alan is CEO of IP Group plc, a company that invests in and builds technology businesses. He is an entrepreneur who has had a trail blazing role helping UK universities in the commercialisation of their intellectual property. He has applied to this task the commercial disciplines derived from his audit and corporate finance experience with KPMG where as a partner from1995-2006 he specialised in providing advice to fast growing technology businesses.

Alan holds a number of non executive roles in small innovative venture capital businesses. In addition to financial governance skills he will provide particular expertise in the areas of the exploitation of science research for innovation. He will chair the Audit and Risk Committee.

He was the joint founder and Chief Executive of Techtran Group Limited, the first Company in Europe to offer a complete out-sourced technology transfer function to Universities. He is also Non-Executive Chairman of Proactis, an AIM listed software company based in York and the Non-Executive Chairman of Energetix Group plc, an AIM listed company based in Chester. Energetix has developed a number of products for the alternative energy sector.

He holds a BA in Economics from the University of Leeds and a MBA with Distinction from the University of Bradford. He is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales.