I am an experienced industrial research leader who loves to help and guide scientists to apply their knowledge and skills to create new products that deliver real benefits to consumers and drive profitable growth for the business.I strongly value scientific depth and creativity, and I prize the unique role of Research to connect with new discoveries and novel technologies, develop new thinking and new methods, and solve challenging problems. But I equally value disciplined project execution and risk management, the translation of scientific insights into language and claims that everyone can understand, and the successful progress to market of new technologies and products.With increasing pressures on performance, price and sustainability, industrial research has never been more challenging - but never before have we had such powerful and rapidly advancing research tools and so many potential partners to work with. I find this combination of challenge and opportunity very stimulating, and when it leads to successful innovations it is deeply motivating.