Clive Rowland will finish his tenure as CEO of the university’s commercialisation arm in the new year to take a part-time position dedicated to matters of intellectual property.
Clive Rowland (pictured), chief executive of University of Manchester’s UMI3 commercialisation arm, is to stand down from his position in January 2019 to become the university’s associate vice-president for intellectual property matters.
Rowland will begin the new role in January 2019 on a part-time basis. The move is intended to underscore the importance of IP to the university.
Rowland will co-ordinate with senior colleagues including Luke Georghiou, deputy president and deputy vice-chancellor, to help inform Manchester’s approach to IP policy, practice and benchmarking.
He will also advise on the IP implications of strategic partnerships and will represent the university as an IP ambassador.
Rowland joined UMI3 upon its formation in 2004 after co-founding Umist Ventures, the tech transfer arm of University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology, in 1988.
His resume includes work completing commercial transactions, speaking at international tech transfer conferences and advising government committees on university IP.
Rowland has served on the board of professional associations including British Venture Capital Association.
He remains a fellow at the Institute of Directors and Chartered Institute of Marketing and has been awarded the Italian Order of Merit for aiding Manchester’s business ties with Italy.
