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20 May 2019

PLACEMENT NEWS – CFO at Lucideon

Directorbank places Group Talent and HR Director at privately-owned Lucideon

Lucideon is a development and commercialisation company specialising in materials technologies and processes. Its application of cross-industry insight, materials science expertise and innovative thinking allows industry to develop and implement disruptive technology platforms, providing cost and/or product performance benefits and enabling real market differentiation.

Lucideon is based in Stoke-on-Trent with three further sites in the US. The business employs c.250 scientists and engineers, the majority of whom are technology and materials specialists.

Chris Bill, Lucideon’s recently appointed CFO, has known Directorbank’s Simon Thomas for a number of years having worked with him on roles previously. Chris joined Lucideon to support its CEO, Tony Kinsella, in the development and execution of a growth strategy across both the UK and US markets.

With ambitious growth plans in place, Chris and Tony identified the need to appoint a Group Talent and HR Director to provide vital input and support on recruitment and the development of both new and existing talent.

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“With Lucideon’s ambitious growth plans I knew we needed the right partner to identify strong candidates for this newly created role. Having worked with Simon before I was confident that Directorbank would be able to quickly understand our needs, advise us on potential candidate profiles and then run a smooth and professional selection process. I am pleased to say that we were not disappointed. The process ran as expected and we are delighted that we have been able to secure Nik to join our team.”

Chris Bill
CFO, Lucideon