Hugo is skilled in innovation and process automation underpinned by project management and cyber security experience. 

This typically enables the leadership of a business to make the appropriate process, platform or cultural improvements to benefit their profitability. These skills have been refined over 18+ years of creating and delivering funded and commercial projects that engaged over 320 regional businesses. He is an experienced innovator who is well-connected within the region.

He has recently completed the delivery of the £9M Cyber Quarter facility for the West Midlands and is actively engaged in the regional cyber & investment communities. He has also created and delivered projects like the £3.2M Innovation Engine programme for the West Midlands and implemented distributed working environments, online collaboration and innovation spaces and business resilience processes.

Whilst at Innovation Birmingham, he expanded the Serendip® community, developed the innovation community, and facilitated the technology & commercial discussions between many SMEs. This included commercial engagement with Universities and partner organisations [Tata Motors, Barclays Eagle Labs, WMAHSN, National Express, Gymshark, TfWM].

He enjoys messing about on the water sailing, exploring or training. Hugo and his wife have creative daughters, a pet and the memorable experiences of starting up and exiting health and tech businesses.