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ExIST seeks new chairperson

By January 1, 2021April 28th, 2021EXIST

A business person with the skills, experience and passion to help position Exeter as the region’s centre for science, technology, engineering, maths and medicine is being sought to become the new chairperson of Exeter Initiative for Science and Technology (ExIST).  The voluntary role will involve leading a steering group which aims to optimise interaction between science, technology, engineering, mathematics and medicine businesses. The group aims to increase awareness of Exeter as a centre of science and technology, to build relationships between education and business and to encourage investment in the region’s STEMM industries.

The person taking on the role will have a sound knowledge of the STEMM sector and will be expected to review the group’s strategy and activities including quarterly events and the launch of Insight, a dedicated science and technology print and digital magazine for the city.

The role is central to Exeter’s growing reputation as a centre for the science and technology community.  The city has seen considerable growth in these sectors in the last few years, with the development of Exeter Science Park, the Met Office’s HPC – Europe’s biggest supercomputer – and the University of Exeter’s investment in the Living Systems Institute.

Robert McIlwraith, current chairperson of ExIST, said: “This is an exciting role for an ambitious and experienced individual.  The group has achieved a lot since founded in 2011, but now it is time for someone new to take the helm.  It has been a privilege to work with the city’s leading science and technology businesses over the past six years.”

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