Our People
Progress. It just doesn’t happen without great people. When like-minds unite, ideas grow. Barriers fall. Potential rises. And what might have felt impossible alone, can suddenly feel like your first step towards a long and lasting sequence of success.
It's people who are behind the progress
The thought-leaders of engineering. The change-makers of manufacturing. The strategic minds of industry. All working as-one in the pursuit of progress, with doors open and minds wide to the ideas and opportunities of tomorrow.
Our people are diverse and multi-disciplinary. Whether their specialisms lie in automotive, aerospace, precision engineering or any other area, every person at MTC is fueled by a single purpose. To create a strong, sustainable UK manufacturing industry, with growth and progress at its heart.
Blending a broad range of engineering backgrounds, and drawing on far-reaching sectoral expertise, our Exec team and Board is brimming with centuries of combined experience, resulting in an ever-growing legacy of innovation and impact.
Executive Members
Excellence. That's the unwavering commitment that binds together the industry-leading experts of our Executive team. These are the people shaping the strategic direction of MTC; striving for positive impact to protect our shared position as a centre of excellence at the heart of UK manufacturing.
Dr Graham Hoare OBE
Chief Executive Officer
Dr Graham Hoare has a distinguished engineering career and has made significant contributions to the global automotive sector for more than 27 years. He has held senior leadership and executive...
Gregg Smith
Chief Finance Officer
Gregg, our Chief Financial Officer since March 2024, leads Finance, Legal, and Governance & Assurance. Previously, he was UK Group Financial Controller at National Grid and held senior roles at...
Bradley Yorke-Biggs
Managing Director, MTC Operations
Bradley joined MTC in May 2023 and after initially leading the development of a new MTC strategy, he now leads the MTC Operations business driving industrial transformation across a range...
David Grailey
Managing Director, MTC Training
David Grailey joined MTC Training in January 2022, bringing over 30 years’ experience in the UK education and skills sector. He has previously led two commercially successful qualification businesses:...
Professor Chris White
Director of Industrial Policy Research Centre
Professor White is the Director of the Industrial Policy Research Centre (IPRC) at Loughborough University, formed in collaboration with the Manufacturing Technology Centre, part of the High Value Manufacturing...
Bernd Hofmann
Chief Marketing Officer
Prior to joining MTC in 2022 Bernd had over 25 years of marketing experience in roles within the fast-moving consumer goods, medical devices, and diagnostic industry, culminating in the...
Patrick Roxbee Cox
Chief Information Officer
Patrick Roxbee Cox joined MTC in 2021 with 25 years’ experience leading IT functions in international engineering and manufacturing businesses – the majority of which was spent in the...
Ken Young
Chief Technology Officer
As Chief Technology Officer of the MTC, Professor Ken Young oversees a programme of research delivering innovative technology from TRL4 to TRL7. The aim of this is to mature research...
