CNA Executive Search Ltd, Research & Development Office -
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Published on: 10/16/2004
Last Visited: 10/30/2005
Patrick Higgins, Principal Consultant specialising in R & D and technical management, with expertise in Research and Development, Intellectual Property, Managing the Innovation Process and Forming Strategic Partnerships and Alliances with blue-chip companies on an international level.
He has had a progressive career in executive management in a hi-tech environment in both the USA and UK, including 5 years as managing director of a R & D company and three years as GM of an engineering firm in the UK, and 15 years in the USA as Group VP of a $400m turnover company on the NYSE responsible for their Aerospace and Defence Electronics divisions.
Patrick has extensive international business experience in the Americas, Middle East, Europe, Africa and Australasia, including business development, high level contract negotiations and contract manufacture.
He has attended business school in the UK and USA and is also a graduate of RMA Sandhurst, after which he spent 11 years in the Army perfecting team building and leadership.He is an accomplished sailor, having completed 27,000 miles under sail during a circumnavigation.
Patrick is based in the Cambridge area and works extensively in inkjet and digital print technology, graphic arts, smart materials, instrumentation, MEMS and other hi-tech industries across the UK and internationally.
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