Meet the team

CHAIR OF THE BOARD

Natasha McCrone is a Lead Program Manager for Lancaster-based System Loco, having previously been Chief Operating Officer for Rinicare and Program Lead at Rinicom.

BOARD MEMBER

Chris Mayne is the Managing Director of Electech Innovation Cluster Member Forsberg, where he has steadily risen the ranks from Project Manager through a various leadership roles.

BOARD MEMBER

Kate Houlden is the Managing Director of Like Techologies and Like IT in Halton. Kate has had a distinguished career in Corporate and Public Sector leadership roles in Technology and consultancy.

BOARD MEMBER

Mark Jordan is the Technical Director of Oxley Developments based in Ulverston. Mark has been an active supporter of the cluster from its inception and joined the Board of Directors in 2023. 

BOARD MEMBER

Phil Leigh is a Senior Innovation and Growth Specialist with RTC North and Innovate UK. Phil has had a successful career in the private sector and academia leading large scale innovation ecosystem building projects.

CLUSTER MANAGER

Dan Knowles is the Cluster Manager of the Electech Innovation Cluster overseeing day to day operations. Dan’s company, Northern Reach, delivers several Innovation ecosystem projects.