Neville Reyner started his working life as a coal face electrician in the Coal Mines of North East Lancashire and progressed to be become a Chartered Electrical Engineer. He spent 15 years in a global electrical conglomerate leaving at the end of 1998 as UK Executive Vice President of Mitsubishi Electric Europe responsible for a turnover of £250 million. He took Mitsubishi Semiconductor in the UK and Ireland from start-up and to over £150 million in 15 years achieving successive net profitability during that time and over 3 semiconductor economic cycles. Prior to this Neville worked with Fairchild Semiconductor and Analog Devices. Neville was also the former Deputy Chairman of the East of England Regional Development Agency (EEDA) and over his 5year term (1999-2003) championed Innovation.
Neville Reyner is Chairman of Exemplas Holdings Ltd, Chairman of Anglia Components Ltd, Chair of the Clydesdale Bank in St Albans and a Director of Pera International.
In October 2005 Neville was appointed to the (DTI/BERR) UK Electronics Leadership Council (ELC) and appointed the UK Photonics Leadership Group (PLG) in 2007.As well as the Chairman of Hertfordshire Chamber of Commerce and Industry he was appointed in 2006 to the board of The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC), in May 2007 elected Deputy President of The BCC and in May 2008 elected President of The BCC. He is Vice President of Euro Chambre (all European Chambers) and a Board member of the UK India Business Council (UKIBC). He also sits on the BERR Small Business Council and Regional Economic Council.
In Hertfordshire he sat on the Learning and Skills Council (LSC) and was prior to the LSC a Chairman of Hertfordshire TEC. Neville also chairs Groundwork Hertfordshire a £3 million environmental charity. He is Chairman of the University of Hertfordshire, Business School Advisory Group, Chairman of the Industrial Advisory Group in the School of Electronic, Communication and Electrical Engineering and Corporate Advisor to the Vice Chancellor. He also holds the award of honorary Doctorate from the University of Hertfordshire and is a visiting Professor at the Business School.
Neville has a BSc degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from Leeds, and a Masters Degree in Business Administration MBA from Cranfield. He is a Fellow of the: Institution of Engineering and Technology (FIET), Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufacturers & Commerce (FRSA), Institute of Directors (FIOD) .He is a Chartered Engineer (CEng) and a Companion of the Chartered Management Institute (CCMI). He was appointed CBE, in the 2001 New Year Honours, for services to business and appointed Deputy Lieutenant of Hertfordshire in 2003.
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