Keynote SpeakersMartin McCourt has spent over 40 years working at the heart of British-based manufacturing, design and marketing for quality brands such as Dyson, Mars, Duracell, Toshiba and Pelikan.
Martin was the CEO of Dyson for 15 years, the ideas to market-leading consumer products maker.
As CEO at Dyson, he devised and implemented a strategy that transformed the company from a single product, single market producer into one where 80% of the business came from over 60 markets worldwide.
Martin increased UK skilled jobs, grew profits to over £300m and enabled James Dyson to keep on inventing.
In 2011 Dyson hit £1 bn revenue for the first time. Martin was directly responsible for establishing Dyson subsidiaries in the USA, Japan, Switzerland, Austria and Germany.
In total, he took Dyson into over 60 markets, achieving market leadership in the majority, including the USA.
Martin’s previous experience was in sales and marketing with successful global companies Mars, Duracell, Toshiba and Pelikan.
In 2010 Martin was named UK Business Leader of the Year.
Martin McCourt Current Chair and Non-Executive Positions include:
COMPO
In August 2021, Martin McCourt was appointed as Chairman of COMPO, a leading European producer and distributor of gardening soil, fertiliser, lawn seed and products for plant protection with a focus on organic ingredients.
Pure Electric
In December 2020, Martin was appointed as Chairman of Putre Electric. The business is focused on designing and developing high-performance, zero-emission, personal electric transportation.
Tharsus
In November 2020, Martin joined the Board of Tharsus as a Non-Executive Director. Tharsus design and manufacture Strategic Machines that solve challenging automation problems for Businesses, driving performance and productivity.
Weber
In January 2019, Martin joined the Board of Weber as a Non-Executive Director and strategic adviser. Based in Chicago, Weber is the most recognised name globally for barbecue grills and has the most comprehensive range of products and services in the industry.
FreeFlow Technologies
In October 2018, Martin was appointed as Chairman to FreeFlow Technologies, a dynamic UK start-up, developing a lightweight, compact, high-performance e-bike drive system backed by Williams Advanced Engineering and Foresight PE.
Speaking topics include:
- International Expansion
- Business Growth
- Leadership
- Disruption
- Research & Development
- Business Strategy
- Manufacturing and Engineering
- Innovation
- Confronting Failure
- Think Big and Stay Small
- Transferring Manufacturing Overseas
- Vertical Growth
