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Chris McDonald

Member of Parliament

for Stockton North

Chris McDonald is a British Labour Party politician, chemical engineer and former business executive, who has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Stockton North since 2024. Between 2014 and 2024, McDonald was the CEO of the Materials Processing Institute, after leading its divestment from Tata Steel.

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Les Gill

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Piotr Kalinowski

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Alex Small

Digital Platforms & Innovation lead

Tata Steel UK

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Fraser Jardine

Lead Product Engineer

Howden, A Chart Industries Company

Harry Bhadeshia, Professor of Metallurgy at the University of Cambridge

Harry Bhadeshia

Professor of Metallurgy

Queen Mary University of London, University of Cambridge

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Richard Besant

Sales and Marketing Director

Powdertech Corby

Rachel Graville, Managing Director at William King Ltd

Rachel Graville

Managing Director

William King Ltd

Will Hamer

Will Hamer

Automotive & Rail Marketing Manager

Hydro Extrusions, Hydro Aluminium Metal

Nick Kemp, Head of Design -X50. Brompton Bicycle

Nick Kemp

Head of Design -X50

Brompton Bicycle

Neill Raath, Senior Lecturer Automotive Materials, University of Warwick

Neill Raath

Senior Lecturer Automotive Materials

University of Warwick

Gavin Shipley, echnology Centre Director at Sarginsons Industries Ltd

Gavin Shipley

Technology Centre Director

Sarginsons Industries Ltd

Abbasi Gandhi, Business Development Executive - Space Sector at TWI

Abbasi Gandhi 

Business Development Executive - Space Sector

TWI

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