Steve Groves
Steve works within our executive team, with his unique combination of experience in instrumentation, internet and software businesses.
Career |
| 2007 |
Technology Commercialisation Specialist – Qi3 |
| 2004-2007 |
Product Management,
Convergys (EMEA) Limited
Following a short spell within the EMEA Business Unit, Steve moved into Convergys' global product management organisation and took responsibility for two enterprise-class software applications aimed at Tier 1 telecoms operators. |
| 2002-2004 |
Managing Director,
Vergo Limited
Steve managed a business which provided product marketing and product management expertise to small organisations within the technology sector. |
| 1994-2002 |
EMEA Product Line Manager,
WorldCom (Formerly PIPEX and UUNET)
During his time at this major Internet Service Provider and telecoms operator, Steve held a number of sales, product marketing and product management positions. Latterly, he was responsible for a range of broadband (DSL) Internet access products and services which were developed and marketed across the EMEA region. |
| 1987-1994 |
Divisional Sales and Marketing Manager,
Carl Zeiss (UK) Limited
Steve joined Zeiss to lead the market introduction of a range of semiconductor inspection systems. He then headed up the Electron Microscopy division which sold equipment for a wide variety of industrial, medical and research applications. |
| 1985-1987 |
Regional Sales Manager,
MTL Microtechnology Limited
Responsible for sales of electronic test and measurement instrumentation into the electronics and semiconductor manufacturing industries. |
| 1982-1985 |
Marketing Engineer,
Thorn EMI Instruments Limited
An IEE-certified Thorn EMI graduate training program was followed by a period managing the company’s handheld test instrumentation product line. |
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Education |
| 1990 |
Diploma in Marketing,
Chartered Institute of Marketing |
| 1982 |
BSc Physics,
Imperial College, University of London |
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