A University of the West of Scotland (UWS) graduate has been appointed Chief Growth Officer at Dalrada Technology Group.

Martin Neill, who graduated from the former University of Paisley (now UWS Paisley Campus), joins Dalrada Technology Group after a successful career in both industry and government.

During a 20-year career with the UK Ministry of Defence, Martin rose to the rank of Senior Civil Servant and undertook many challenging leadership positions. Over the course of his career, he gained the unique experience of acting as a senior executive in both the British and American governments.

Graduating with a BSc (Hons) degree in Physics in 1992, he started his career as a physicist, joining the Ministry of Defence to conduct electro-optical research for the British Army. As a Senior Project Manager from 1996 to 1999, Martin delivered numerous projects ranging from applied research to data analytics.

Appointed into the Senior Civil Service, he was a Director of the Ministry of Defence in London from 2007 to 2009. Prior to this, he was the first British civilian to be on exchange to the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) in the United States Department of Defense, where he held a number of leadership roles.

From 2009 to 2012, Martin was a Diplomat at the British Embassy in Washington, D.C. In this role, he was responsible for the strategy and acquisition of capability and equipment from the United States for the British Armed Forces and was instrumental in securing Senate and Congressional approval for the UK-US Defence Trade Cooperation.

Martin joins Dalrada from Astra Navigation, Inc., where he was the Vice President for Security and Defense, a role in which he created multimillion-dollar sales channels from scratch.

Dalrada Technology Ltd. Is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Dalrada Financial Corporation, a multi-national holding company that develops, manufactures, and sells a robust suite of products and services in the Clean Energy Physical Vapor Deposition and Semiconductor, and Health Care sectors.