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David Williams
Chairman

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David has extensive experience and a broad skillset. He brings global experience across engineering, private equity and international business leadership to our senior team.

Martin McCourt
Non-Executive Director

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Martin spent 15 years as CEO for Dyson, and was directly responsible for the establishment of Dyson subsidiaries worldwide. In total, he took Dyson into over 60 markets, achieving market leadership in the majority including the USA.

Brian Palmer
CEO

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Our CEO and founder Brian Palmer led the evolution of Tharsus Group from a small back street setup to the group of disruptor businesses we are today. An engineer and relentless entrepreneur, he is a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering and searches the world for new opportunities and challenges for our Group.

Gerard Murray
Chief Financial Officer

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Our CFO Gerard Murray has presided over a series of sharp scale ups and is passionate about the role technology and advanced manufacturing plays in business resilience.

Alasdair Waugh
Managing Director

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Alasdair has many years’ experience in operations and supply chain management, working for businesses all over the world. He has been responsible for the operations functions across global sites, including manufacturing, quality, supply chain, new product introduction and engineering. He brings these skills to the wolf pack as he helps us to navigate the next stages in our growth journey.

Martin McKenna
Commercial Director

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Martin started his career as an Electrical Apprentice at NEI Parsons (latterly Siemens Energy). He spent many years working around the globe – in countries including Iraq, Hong Kong, India and Indonesia, to name but a few – before returning to the UK, where he held various senior leadership roles within the energy sector before joining Universal Wolf as Commercial Director in 2018.

Craig Brown
Business Development Director

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Craig has a long history with Tharsus Group, originally joining the Business Development team at our sister company Tharsus back in 2008, before joining Universal Wolf in 2016. He is passionate about a partnership-led approach to business; and champions collaboration both within the wolf pack, and with our customers.

Paul Lewis
Operations Director

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A qualified Mechanical Engineer, our Operations Director Paul joined us with a background in lean manufacturing, gained through roles within Oil & Gas, Automotive and Construction. He leads our manufacturing teams in championing systems and processes for operational excellence.

Andrew Nicholson
Group Marketing Director

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Andrew joined us following 20 years in brand and marketing at Virgin. Experience with start-ups and launches as well as major rebrands and acquisitions mean he is ideally placed to manage our ongoing brand development and national expansion.

Kerry Patterson
Head of HR

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Kerry leads our Group HR team, looking after colleagues at both Universal Wolf and Tharsus and overseeing our Group’s significant expansion over recent years. She is focussed on ensuring our HR strategy has a real impact on business success; driving the growth of our Apprenticeship and Graduate programmes and the ongoing development of our colleagues.

John Wyres
Production, Facilities & Continuous Improvement Manager

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John started his career as an Advanced Engineering apprentice, and has experience working across a variety of sectors including Oil & Gas and Aerospace. John is passionate about building the right team and delivering the very best experience for our customers. His experience in lean manufacturing techniques is key in helping us to develop best-in-class facilities.

Mark Herbert
Production, Facilities & Continuous Improvement Manager

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Craig McFall
Production Supervisor, Metal Profiling

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John Hendry
Team Leader in Training, Bending

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Michael Cole
Production Supervisor, Welding & Fabrication

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John Hodgson
Production Supervisor, Paint

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Andrew Avery
NPI Manager

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Keith Bell
Quality Manager

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Marie Skinner
Customer Service Administrator

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John Baker
Project Management

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James Heslop
Engineering Manager, Engineering & Design

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Julie Pattison
Business Development Controller

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Project management

Always ready to help, your dedicated project manager will be assigned to you to respond to your needs and queries. From initial contact through to project delivery, they’ll be with you every step of the way.

Training

At Universal Wolf, we have a thirst for knowledge. We’re always learning so that we can pass on our knowledge to our customers. To ensure we always deliver the best quality of work, we actively invest in our most prized asset, our people.

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