Governance Structure
GOVERNANCE AND ADVISORY BOARDS 
EXTERNAL GOVERNANCE AND ADVISORY BOARDS
Non-Executive Board
NBIC’s Non-Executive Board (NEB) is built from external members and includes representatives from 
NBIC’s International Scientific Advisory Board (ISAB), Industrial Advisory Board (IAB) and funders. Their 
role is to guide the strategic direction and development of NBIC as well as having oversight of the 
operation and management of NBIC and the implementation of the Consortium Agreement.
NON-EXECUTIVE BOARD
EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT 
TEAM
INDUSTRIAL ADVISORY BOARD
INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC 
ADVISORY BOARD
OPERATIONAL TEAM
Our Non-Executive and advisory boards aid NBIC in setting the strategic direction 
of research, innovation, training and public engagement and outreach activities. 
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NEIL PARRY (CHAIR) 
R&D Programme Director, Biotechnology & 
Biosourcing, Unilever 
LEE BENISTON  
Deputy Director – Industry Partnerships and 
Collaborative R&D, BBSRC 
ANDRE BURGESS
Strategic Partnerships, Resilience and Security 
Partnerships Directorate, National Physical Laboratory 
SURINDER CHAHAL 
Director, R2C Consulting Limited
TOM COENYE 
Professor, Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Microbiology, 
Ghent University, Belgium 
GORDON FORD
Innovation Lead – Biomedical Enabling Technologies, 
Health & Life Sciences, Innovate UK 
MARY JENKINSON-FINCH 
Senior Portfolio Manager, BBSRC  
 
RUTH NOTTINGHAM  
Head of Strategic Innovation Programmes, BBSRC 
 
KIRSTY SALMON 
Chief Scientist and VP Bioenergy & Hydrogen, BP Plc
MARK SUTTON 
Scientific Leader, UK Health Security Agency

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