Dr David Clarke

David Clarke joined the Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) as Chief Executive Officer in January 2008 from his previous role as Head of Technology Strategy at Rolls-Royce plc. He leads this industry / government partnership evaluating and demonstrating low carbon energy systems and technologies covering power, heat, transport and supporting infrastructure, in line with the strategic needs of the UK’s future energy system. 

He has been involved in collaborative research and development of advanced technologies for over 20 years.  At Rolls-Royce he led a range of technology groups including their Advanced Materials development activities and the corporate Strategic Research Centre.
He is a member of the UK Energy Research Partnership and the steering Board for the SPECIFIC Innovation and Knowledge Centre in Wales.  He has been a member of the EPSRC Council and the North West Science Council.

David is a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, Fellow of the Institute of Materials, Metals and Mining, Fellow of the Energy Institute and a Chartered Engineer.  He graduated in Materials Technology from the University of Surrey and has a PhD in Composite Materials.

Dr Grant Bourhill

Grant Bourhill joined the Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) as Director of  Programme Delivery  in April 2008.

Responsibilities at the ETI include commissioning and the subsequent safe and successful delivery of all projects within the ETI portfolio.  Grant chairs the ETI Programme Management Board, the body responsible for ensuring ETI projects not only deliver the organisation’s underpinning strategy but also create value to all the ETI Members.

Grant was formerly Director of Business Development at Sharp Laboratories Europe.  During his seven years at Sharp, Grant held roles including Director of R&T Programme Delivery for Optical Systems, as well as leading a team that established and maintained several global collaborative programmes.  He successfully developed a number of technologies within his portfolio from concept through to successful overseas mass manufacture. Grant’s team was a finalist in the 2004 MacRobert Award.  Prior to Sharp, Grant spent five years at QinetiQ in emerging technology management, including work on innovative composite damage sensors, which was recognised by the Rank Prize for Optoelectronics.  Grant graduated from the University of Strathclyde with a First in Chemistry and subsequently completed his PhD in Nonlinear Optics at the same university and was awarded the prize for best thesis. He has been a recipient of both a NASA Fellowship and a Von Humboldt Research Fellowship and has over 30 patents and more than 40 publications in peer-reviewed journals. He has enjoyed periods living and working in the USA, Japan and Germany.

Eamon Connolly

Eamon Connolly is the Legal Director of the Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) and sits on its Executive Committee.  Previously Head of Intellectual Property at the Linde Group (formerly the BOC Group), Eamon joined the ETI in May 2008.

During his five years at the Linde Group, Eamon was responsible for all intellectual property matters within the group, managing the development and acquisition of intellectual property rights through to the exploitation of the intellectual property rights of the group.  He managed a team of intellectual property professionals in the UK, the USA and Germany.  Prior to this, Eamon worked as a solicitor in the Intellectual Property Department of Herbert Smith, a leading City law firm.

Eamon has a degree in Mechanical Engineering and Economics from the University of Birmingham.

Andrew Haslett

Andrew Haslett joined the Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) as Director of Strategy Development in April 2008 from ICI plc, where he was Group Science & Technology Director (Measurement & Modelling).

Andrew has been involved in process and product technology development for 30 years, leading a range of research and engineering groups. His experience covers a very wide range of technologies from large scale high hazard process plant engineering to developing electronic materials,  and also a broad range of industrial and consumer applications.  He has experience of development, design and operation of large scale plant and also of technology licensing and the sale of technology based services.

At ICI, he was responsible for the development of the Group Technology Strategy and for assisting businesses to measure and improve their application of technology to innovation.

Andrew graduated from Cambridge University with a BA in Chemical Engineering.  He is a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, of the Institution of Chemical Engineers and the Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures & Commerce.  He is a Chartered Engineer and a Chartered Scientist.