 
After
half a lifetime working as a scientist and engineer in the electronics,
telecommunications, space and IT sector as a consultant, manager and
finally as a main board director at Logica plc, I decided on a plural
career. At Logica, at various
times, I was responsible for the communications, media, space,
electronics and government business sectors in the UK, operations in Asia
and Europe and various vertical lines of business internationally. I co-founded Cable London plc, one of
he first cable TV businesses in the UK and now part of Virgin Media. I was also a member
of the National Electronics Council.
On
leaving Logica in 1994, I became an independent director of the Guardian Media Group plc, Guardian News and Media Ltd , also appointed non-executive director of the NASDAQ
quoted Integrated Micro Products Inc., chairman of the venture capital
backed Language Line Ltd (a telephone interpreting business) and several
other technology companies in the UK and the US. I undertook strategic and technical
consultancy for the Guardian, Cable and Wireless, British Airways, Mitsui, Reuters, Inmarsat Eutelsat, AT&T and other corporations and
government agencies in the UK and internationally.
For 15 years, I was senior independent director of Baronsmead Second Venture Trust . I was chairman of the International
NGO, Integrity Action. From 2009 to 2024 I was a trustee of Medical Aid for Palestinians and the Taawon
UK, the UK branch of the largest Palestinian NGO, and a non-executive
director of Helix Technologies,
Currently I am closely involved in various activities in
the Middle East, which started many years ago when I was working for the UN in Gaza
I am a chartered
engineer, a fellow of the Institute
of Engineering and Technology, a registered European Engineer, a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, a member of Chatham House (the Royal
Institute of International Affairs) and the Council for Arab-British Understanding.
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Formerly independent director of:
Taawon UK (Director and Trustee)
Helix Technologies
Integrated Micro Products plc (now part of Oracle)
Cable London Ltd (founder) (now part of Virgin Media plc)
Netcentric Systems plc
Viewgate Networks Ltd
Conclusive Logic Ltd
Formerly executive director of:
Logica plc (now part of CGI)
Logica UK Ltd
Logica Space and Communications Ltd
Logica Communications and Electronic Systems Ltd
Logica Data Architects Inc (USA)
Jardine Logica (Hong Kong) (a Joint Venture with Jardine
Matheson)
Logicasiel Spa (Italy) (now part of TIM-Telecom
Italia)
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