Andrew Lovatt
Board Member
Board of Directiors
Blacktrace
Japan
Biography
completing a PhD/Postdoc in materials/manufacturing engineering at the University of Cambridge, Andrew Lovatt entered technical consulting with Scientific Generics (now Sagentia). He gained insight into the technical challenges faced by a range of industries from packaging (high strength designs for cardboard cartons), healthcare (intelligent beds to colostomy bags[!]), to control systems and sensors (novel 3D position detection and control). Andrew moved to Syrris Ltd in 2002 to gain experience with an end-to-end product design, manufacturing and sales company. He worked as Head of R&D at Syrris for a number of years, and later CEO of Dolomite. Now as Blacktrace Group CFO and CTO, Andrew has overall responsibility for technology and operational matters such as finance and business processes. He also sits on the Group Board.
Research Interest
Manufacturing, Design Technology