Susan Warburton will act as innovation business development manager as part of ambitions to connect Manchester universities with local industry.
Business Growth Hub, owned by private partnership Manchester Growth Company, has appointed Susan Warburton to act as innovation business development manager for Bolton University, according to Manchester Evening News.
The hub, founded in 2011, aims to help local business grow. It also hopes to foster partnerships with Manchester’s universities, with Warburton being specifically responsible for acting as a link between industry and Bolton.
Warburton’s curriculum vitae includes positions such as head of business development at media company Magma Digital and business development manager at public-private partnership Business Growth Service.
The hub is also expected to appoint managers for Manchester, Salford and Manchester Metropolitan universities.
Warburton said: “Centres of research and innovation such as Bolton University are powerful assets, and have the potential to contribute a great deal to the growth ambitions of greater Manchester’s business community.
“With collaboration between the hub’s Innovation team, businesses, and the university, we can inspire new, innovative ideas that can translate to successful businesses. I am delighted to have the opportunity to be at the heart of that process and I am excited about the possibilities this partnership brings.”
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