Finance Monthly CEO Awards 2018 Edition

FINANCE MONTHLY CEO AWARDS 2018 www.finance-monthly.com 50 UNITED KINGDOM RICHARD BROWN Richard Brown is the MD of RJG Technolo- gies, an independent, non-biased com- pany offering injection moulding process support, training and advisory services and is part of the RJG group of companies. Richard has a background in product design and manufacturing and has man- aged a series of successful businesses over many years using his skills to nurture and grow companies to deliver success. Starting his career as an apprentice toolmaker he went on to achieve a degree in Product Design and is a Chartered Engineer and Chartered Manager. In 2016 he was recognised as one of the 70 most influential people in the UK plastics industry by the readers of PRW, trade maga- zine for the UK polymer industry. He was awarded the Freedom of the City of London in 2017 and is a Liveryman with the Worshipful Company of Horners, an ancient guild and livery company, and a modern City Institution. When Richard took over the helm at G&A Technologies, prior to the ac- quisition by RJG, the business was not growing or developing. Working hard with the management team the company has developed and RICHARD BROWN Managing Director, RJG Technologies Ltd Tel: +44 (0) 1733 232211 | Email: richard.brown@rjginc.co.uk | Web: www.rjginc.co.uk this year that effort was recognised when the company was awarded the Best Global Plastic Injection Moulding Consultancy UK. Richard is the chair of judges for Design Innovations in Plastic, the long- est running student plastics design award in Europe and also provides his expertise in judging other industry awards. Skills and training are important to Richard and he is proud to be lead- ing a team that is making a difference in the skills landscape of the polymers industry. FIRM PROFILE RJG Technologies, a member of the RJG Group, is an international leader in providing training, consultancy, and technological know- how for those using plastics in their manufacturing process in all market sectors. Located in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire they provide progressive, structured, and relevant training that address the current skills shortages seen within the plastics industry. Within the RJG team there is vast experience of the challenges the pro- cessing industry faces. This means that someone in the RJG team can always see what the pain points a company is facing and drive value for a particular business and identify the best route to deliver it. Our ethos of service, customer relationship and delivery of excellence runs through everything we do.