Chief Executive Officer
CurrentL Marks has launched over 90 innovation programmes across the UK, Europe, Israel, Asia, and the US. Working with partners that include BMW, Lloyd’s of London, and Arsenal FC, L Marks has created the UK’s largest network of corporate innovation labs and is becoming globally recognised as the most trusted partner for corporate innovation.Our Open Innovation programs harness global innovation ecosystems and create the framework for collaboration to embed proven technologies into business operations to generate efficiencies, design new product offerings, and improve customer experience. Within L Marks’ New Ventures unit, we are building new market-validated and revenue-generating businesses for our corporate partners plus equipping and empowering employees to develop their own solutions, creating a successful culture of innovation.Discovering over 10,000 early and growth-stage companies every year, we have supported over 400 companies take part in our labs, of which 72% have commercialised and implemented with the corporate partner following the completion of the program. These companies have continued to progress in their development and deployment, raising over $1.4 billion in further investment funding.Through creating these relationships and experiences, L Marks is establishing innovation as a key characteristic across our partners’ businesses, driving a dynamic culture and, ultimately, fuelling growth.
