Mr Melfort Campbell FRSE
Director, Imes Group Limited
Melfort Campbell founded his first business in 1985 and continues as a non executive with interests in engineering, renewable energy and marine industries whilst also running the family estate in Aberdeenshire.
Melfort has long focused on innovation through business – university engagement which he is now applying to the decarbonization of the UKCS energy industry through his involvement with the Energy Transition Strategic Leadership group. Active in converting academic and scientific research in to economic value through a number of other boards focused on research and innovation.
Melfort is a board member of Scottish Enterprise and former chair of CBI Scotland and the Robert Gordon University Board of Governors. Current roles are as Hon Col of the Scottish and North Irish Yeomanry, a Stipendiary Professor of Engineering at the University of Strathclyde and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh.
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Resources
Melfort Campbell examines why demand-driven innovation policies is key to turning Scotland’s research into global business success. While the enterprise sector forms the backbone of the Scottish and UK economies, there appears to be limited understanding among policymakers and political circles about how this sector leverages innovation and technology development to compete, grow, and survive. […]
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Resources
The summer 2024 edition of ReSourcE explores the pivotal role of innovation and entrepreneurship in shaping Scotland's economic future.
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Advice Papers
The RSE response to the UK Government’s Energy Security and Net Zero Committee’s inquiry on the economics and the energy sector
