Mike spent 34 years with The Dow Chemical Company, based in the US, UK, Switzerland and Hong Kong. He joined in 1968 and rose through a series of commercial and leadership roles to become President and CEO in Midland, Michigan, and a member of the company’s Board of Directors from 1995 to 2003. He subsequently became Group Chief Executive of British Nuclear Fuels Limited (BNFL), leading a complex nuclear technology and manufacturing business through a period of significant industry, regulatory and political change between 2003 and 2009.

Alongside his executive roles, Mike has held a wide range of non-executive and advisory appointments across listed companies, public bodies and charities. His previous quoted company directorships include Senior Independent Director roles at Invensys, Laird and PV Crystalox Solar, and board membership at SNC-Lavalin in Canada. He has been a Non-Executive Director of Sublimity Therapeutics. He served on the Management Board of the Metropolitan Police advising the force on organisational change and strategy. He was Trustee and Honorary Secretary of the Energy Institute. In Liverpool, he created and chaired the city’s economic development agency, Liverpool Vision. He chaired the national charity Street League, which uses sport to re-engage young people who are not in education, employment or training.