Leadership Team

The project is being led by Ashfield District Council with the support of an experienced Project Advisory Group (PAG) made up of Strategic Partners.

A dedicated ADMC Board and Leadership Team will be be recruited for the centre. It is anticipated that recruitment will take place during 2024.

The PAG is chaired by Cllr. Matthew Relf. Matthew is Executive Lead Member for Growth, Regeneration and Local Planning within Ashfield District Council.

The voting members of the PAG are:

  • Councillor Keith Girling - Cabinet Member for Economic Development and Strategic Asset Management at Nottinghamshire County Council.
  • Andrew Cropley - Principal and Chief Executive of Vision West Nottinghamshire College
  • Professor Neil Mansfield - Head of Engineering Department, Nottingham Trent University
  • Samantha Handley - Executive Director at Swiftool Precision Engineering.
  • Martin Rigley MBE – Innovation Engineer and previously CEO & Managing Director of Lindhurst Engineering (now ECS Engineering).

Andy Dean acts as the interim Project Manager for Ashfield District Council. Andy is a consultant with many years of experience of technology innovation. Andy previously led on the development of the Medical Technology Innovation Facility at Nottingham Trent University, for example. He is a non-voting member of the ADMC PAG. Andy can be contacted on andy.dean@ashfield.gov.uk.

Andy is supported by Michael Carr, who has played several senior roles in economic development, universities, and manufacturing industry. He is also a non-voting member of the PAG. Mike can be contacted on michaelcarr83@gmail.com.