Professor Mark Jolly has been appointed Director of Manufacturing at ÂãÁÄÖ±²¥. He will take up the post on 1st August 2019.

Professor Jolly joined Cranfield in 2012 as Professor of Sustainable Manufacturing, working closely with clients such as Coca-Cola Enterprises (Europe), Cast Metals Federation (CMF), Depuy-Synthes (J&J), Rolls-Royce, GKN, Tata Steel and St Gobain. Before becoming interim Director of Manufacturing earlier this year, Professor Jolly was head of ÂãÁÄÖ±²¥’s Sustainable Manufacturing Systems Centre.

Professor Helen Atkinson CBE FREng, Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Aerospace, Transport Systems and Manufacturing) at ÂãÁÄÖ±²¥, said: “Professor Jolly has a strong reputation in manufacturing and materials both nationally and internationally and brings a special combination of industrial and academic experience. I very much look forward to working with him, as we build on Cranfield’s excellent reputation in manufacturing education and research.”

Professor Mark Jolly, Professor of Sustainable Manufacturing at ÂãÁÄÖ±²¥, said: “I look forward to building on the work of the Cranfield Manufacturing team. At Cranfield, we have a strong track record of delivering leading education programmes and research for our students and for our clients. Our triple joint degree course and Mastership – master’s-level apprenticeship – programme are fantastic examples of innovative educational models that meet the needs of students and business.

“Cranfield has a strong reputation for helping businesses embrace both Industry 4.0 and the Circular Economy and I am excited to help this grow further.”

Professor Jolly is a Chartered Engineer, a Chartered Environmentalist, a Fellow of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (IOM3) and a Fellow of the Institute of Cast Metals Engineers. He is currently Co-Director of the EPSRC-funded Centre of Doctoral Training in Sustainable Materials and Manufacturing which is run in collaboration with the Universities of Warwick and Exeter.

He is also a Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Founders and a Freeman of the City of London.