James Haywood is an experienced Board Director, has a Beng, Chemical Engineering, Manchester University and an MBA, INSEAD.
He has previously worked as MD, for another UK Engineering and Manufacturing SME. Prior to that James has held senior international roles at several large corporate organisations and has strategic management consulting experience with Bain & Company.
James is also Managing Director of Aitchee Engineering Ltd and Sircal Instruments (UK) Ltd.
Stephen Grayson, Chemist with over 40 years’ experience in fire research, co-founded FTT in 1989. Outside of his involvement with FTT, Stephen has set up and managed academic and contract fire research and testing laboratories, published several Books, is the Editor in Chief of the International “Fire and Materials Journal” , published by John Wiley and he Chairs the international Interflam and Fire and Materials conferences.
Together with the inventor of the Cone Calorimeter; Vyto Babrauskas, he developed the Cone Calorimeter usage and several standards in Europe. In 1992 he and Vyto published the textbook “Heat Release in Fires” which reviewed all methods of measuring heat release and using it for predictive modelling. Stephen developed and managed the European Commission (EC) Fire Performance of Electric Cables (FIPEC) project, which formed the scientific foundation for the Construction Product Regulation (CPR) classification testing of electric cables.
Since 1980, Stephen has been a strong contributor to National, European and International standardisation committees dealing with fire safety and has lead the ISO committees dealing with the cone calorimeter for about 20 years.
Sandra Pasantes has a Bachelor of Science Degree. She joined FTT in 2007 and was appointed as Sales Director in 2015.
She is currently working towards a Ph.D in Fire Science, specifically around the development of a large cone calorimeter and modelling to large scale tests.
Sandra is a member in a number of National, European and International standardisation committees dealing with fire safety and is the UK Expert for the ISO/TC92/SC1/WG11 committee.
Sandra is also Sales Director for Sircal Instruments.
Simon holds a degree in Physics from the University of Bristol and trained in audit with Smith & Williamson in London. He is a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, completing his professional qualification in industry in 1996.
Following early finance roles across retail and renewable energy, Simon went on to build broad commercial finance experience and, in 2005, established his own consultancy, providing financial control and Finance Director services to businesses across a wide range of manufacturing, engineering and technology sectors.
Simon brings extensive experience in strategic finance, financial stewardship, ERP and business intelligence implementation, and financial modelling.
Simon is also Finance Director of Aitchee Engineering Ltd and Sircal Instruments (UK) Ltd.
Franck leads FTT‘s engineering and product development teams, bringing together his passion for innovation and engineering.
After completion of his PhD at the French Space Agency, he spent his early career developing a range of products elegantly bridging the gap between research and real-world application.
Franck has worked across several advanced manufacturing sectors, ranging from oil and gas to agriculture, leading projects that combine mechanical design, electronics and software integration.
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