Meet the team
Nigel Lambe
Executive Director
Nigel will help you to address the challenges and pressures of growing businesses and maximise your opportunity.
Jane Baker
Financial Management
If you need to develop a sound financial model to manage and grow your business, Jane will help you stay ahead of financial challenges by getting processes in place.
Peter Lane
Innovation Support Manager
Pete can support you in exploiting the true value of your idea, helping you finding the right partners and the right resources to get projects off the ground.
Claire Pasquill
Brighton Centre Director
Speak to Claire about getting involved in the community of ambitious growing businesses in our Brighton workspace.
Daisy Wood
Croydon Centre Manager
Daisy knows everyone in our community, and helps members to find the skills and support they need by making introductions and organising events.
Simon Chuter
Student Enterprise Manager
Simon oversees our student and graduate enterprise programmes, and can help deliver your essential projects using our skilled Catalyst team.
Helena Jevons
Head of Sales & Marketing
Helena is a strategic marketeer, helping our members to position their offering for large organisations, and find and connect with potential partners and customers.
Joseph Bradfield
PR & Communications Advisor
If you need to tell the story of your idea and raise awareness of your business proposition, Joseph will help get your messaging right.
Helen Northeast
Facilities Manager
Helen ensures that the phones are connected and the lights and heating stay on - talk to her if there's anything you need fixed in your office.
Fiona Weir
Management Accountant
Fiona looks after all the payroll, employee contracts and expenses information that ensures that everything continues to run smoothly.
Laura Catchpole
Accounts Assistant
Laura oversees our invoices, billing and bank reconciliation, making sure that everything adds up!
Laurence Grant
Head of Investment Projects
Laurence heads up our investment arm Suss Ventures, matching ambitious businesses with the right backers to help them grow.
Anne-Fay Townsend
Insight & Market Research Advisor
Anne-Fay can help you gain a deeper understanding of your market and competitive landscape, developing insights through primary research.
Eleanor Clapp
Research Coordinator
Eleanor makes sure that all commercial, BRAIN and internal research projects are properly managed and resourced.
Ellen Mackie
Research Commercialisation Project Coordinator
Ellen works alongside Peter, supporting and managing research commercialisation projects on behalf of the University.
Eduardo Hernández
Head of Funded Projects
Eduardo is responsible for managing the European funded projects, BRAIN and Business Hot House that we run at Sussex Innovation.
Jamie-Lee Atkinson
ERDF Project Co-ordinator
Jamie-Lee makes our funded projects happen, ensuring that our clients get the support they're looking for and the funding to pay for it.
Sam Beard
Falmer Reception
Sam mans the front desk in Falmer and acts as a virtual assistant for our members - he's the friendly voice handling your calls and the first face our visitors see.
Kate Langhorne
Croydon Reception
Kate looks after our tenants and co-working members in Croydon, taking phone calls and mail and handling meeting room bookings.
