Nanoscale enhancer of products using proprietary cold plasma deposition technology has announced the appointment of Graham Hine as chairman of the board of directors with immediate effect
Graham Hine has a successful entrepreneurial background in advanced electronic materials, semiconductors and sensors.
After a first class degree and PhD in physics at Cambridge University, Hine's career began on the fast-track in the semiconductor division at Philips where he moved through technology development into international sales and marketing of the resultant products.
From Philips, he went on to hold a number of senior business development and general management roles before becoming CEO of Capteur Sensors.
He built up and sold Capteur, a venture-backed manufacturer of chip-based sensors designed mainly for use by the automotive industry, producing an excellent capital gain for the investors, including 3i, Hambros and Rothschilds.
Commenting on Hine's appointment, Harvey Boulter, CEO Porton Capital, said: "We are delighted to have Graham join the company.
"He brings a wealth of international experience and expertise in developing and marketing products for the electronic and automotive industries and, above all, in building value for shareholders".
Graham Hine said: "I am excited to be joining P2i as it starts to enter a period of rapid growth.
"The company has a large number of opportunities it can exploit, some in markets where I am fortunate to have knowledge and experience.
"I very much look forward to working with the P2i team to help them achieve the huge potential of this company." P2i was established in 2004 to commercialise super liquid-repellent treatments developed by the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) and the University of Durham.
P2i is the exclusive licensee of Dstl's patents and is a joint venture between Dstl and Porton Capital.
P2i's plasma technology enables it to deposit materials in layers only nanometres thick over the whole surface of a product by means of an ionised gas (plasma).
This enables the surfaces of the product to be enhanced with a super oleophobic (oil repellent) and hydrophobic (water-repellent) treatment while leaving the other properties of the product unchanged.
Now on a commercial scale, P2i's enhancement process can be applied to a wide range of products in the textiles, medical, pharmaceutical, electronics and homeland security markets.
P2i will be relocating to a new and larger facility near Oxford in January 2006.
