April 26 - 30 | 2021

Nick Wright

Head of Manufacturing Industries

As Digital Catapult’s Head of Manufacturing Industries, Nick Wright combines his domain expertise and passion for engineering and manufacturing with advanced digital technology to develop partnerships and commercial relationships that help accelerate the UK's manufacturing sector.

In the role, he specialises in new product development and launch, business process design and engineering research and innovation. He brings over 11 years industry experience, split between engineering, manufacturing and technology consulting, including working with some of the most significant companies in UK manufacturing such as Jaguar Land Rover, Ford Motor Company, Collins Aerospace, Airbus, Hexcel and BAE Systems.

Nick has an engineering doctorate from the University of Manchester, a degree in materials engineering from the University of Nottingham.