Stuart Brocklehurst has been appointed to the newly created role of Deputy Vice-Chancellor for Business Engagement and Innovation at the University of Exeter.
The business leader joins the university after running his own business procurement platform, Applegate, until its sale to the Troy Group in 2022.
He said: “Collaboration between business and academia, done right, supports research, drives economic growth and most importantly delivers solutions to the major challenges facing the world.
“With Exeter’s global connections, leadership and unique expertise, the potential is immense.”
The University has established the new role of Deputy Vice-Chancellor for Business Engagement and Innovation to lead even greater collaboration between academic teams and industry partners to deliver positive change for the region, country and world.
The University of Exeter is home to many of the world’s most influential climate and environment scientists with 1500 staff leading action on climate change, it has recently established a brand new biomedical research centre to help improve treatments and diagnoses in healthcare, and in the south west has created a Social Mobility Commission to boost the prospects for disadvantaged young people across the region.
Mr Brocklehurst joins the University of Exeter from a career in business, with past roles including Group Communications Director of Amadeus IT Group and Senior Vice President at Visa International.
He has been Chair of a venture capital trust and sat on the boards of numerous technology companies.
He remains a Non-Executive Director of the Troy Group.
He has worked closely with the University, including as an honorary Leadership Fellow of the Business School. Stuart is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, a Fellow of the British Computer Society, a Companion of the Chartered Management Institute, a Chartered IT Professional, a Chartered Manager, a Freeman of the City of London, and holds a degree in theology from Oxford.
Professor Lisa Roberts, the University of Exeter’s Vice-Chancellor said of the appointment: “I believe there is even greater potential in the years ahead to collaborate with businesses on a greener, healthier and fairer future that benefits communities here in the south west and around the world. I want the University of Exeter to play a leading role in enabling the jobs, skills and opportunities required in a critical decade ahead and I’m delighted to welcome Stuart to the team to help us achieve our goals.”
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