# Ilika plc makes senior appointments and change of director

- Link: https://www.directorstalkinterviews.com/ilika-plc-makes-senior-appointments-and-change-of-director/4121021080
- Published: 2021-09-07T07:13:58+01:00
- Author: Giles

**[Ilika plc](https://www.directorstalkinterviews.com/company/ilika-plc/ika.l)**(
[LON:IKA](https://www.directorstalkinterviews.com/company/ilika-plc/ika.l)), a pioneer
in solid-state battery technology, has today provided an update on senior appointments
and a planned change of Director.

To further support the development and commercialisation of Ilika’s solid-state 
battery products, Ilika has made two senior additions to its management team, creating
two new positions:

Goliath Operations Director – With immediate effect, Ilika has appointed Brendan
McCarthy. Brendan was most recently Operations Director at the UK Battery Industrialisation
Centre (UK-BIC) and prior to that had a long career at BMW where he held a variety
of UK-based and international operational roles.

VP Product Development – With effect from 1 November 2021, Ilika has appointed Robin
Bell. Robin is currently Chief Operating Officer at Inflowmatix, which has recently
been acquired by Suez. Prior to that, Robin was Director of Product Development 
at SPI Lasers (Trumpf GmbH).

Robin will take over line management responsibility for Ilika’s Stereax and Goliath
product development programmes from Prof Brian Hayden, who will step down as a Statutory
Director of Ilika plc at Ilika’s forthcoming AGM on 22 September 2021. Brian will
retain the position of Chief Scientific Officer in the Company in a consulting role
which will be focussed on delivering rapid technical solutions to the development
teams.

> **Ilika plc CEO Graeme Purdy,** **stated,** _“We are delighted to welcome Brendan
> and Robin to our team. They will build on the product development momentum created
> so far and bring their substantial operational expertise to bear on the execution
> of our product roadmaps. We look forward to continuing our long relationship with
> Brian in his new technical consulting role.”_

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