About the London Innovation Centre
Background To LINNOC
The London Innovation Centre (LINNOC) is the result of an open tender issued by the London Development Agency in 2005. The Tender called for a scheme to support the development of high growth potential innovative ideas and business throughout the South London area. It was won by Kingston Innovation Centre (Properties) Ltd – KIC - and started operating in October 2006.
KIC was established as a private business incubator in 2004 and operates a unit in Kingston that has help many entrepreneurs to establish and grow their businesses in a number of industries as diverse as publishing, video streaming, aircraft navigation and nursery furniture - to name just a few!
KIC holds the UK Business Incubator Best Practice award and is accredited to Customer First.
We are an Equal Opportunities Company and have a comprehensive Data Protection Policy .
company details
London Innovation Centre (LINNOC) is a trading name for Kingston Innovation Centre (Properties) Ltd.
Registered in England, Company No. 4557707. VAT Registration Number GB802280566
Registered Office: Lombard House, 2 Purley Way, Croydon CR0 3JP
t: +44 [0]20 8090 7005
f: +44 [0]20 8481 0460
PEOPLE
Nick Boles
Current Role: Partner of Kingston Innovation Centre.
Skills
- Marketing and branding
- Expertise in telecoms, media and technology sectors
- Funding and finance
- Managing communications with clients and stakeholders
- Championing of new ideas and concepts
- Representing companies at conferences, seminars and other public events; making speeches and presentations to large audiences and media interviews.
Qualifications: BA Hons, MBA
Previously
- Vice President of Marketing & Client Services
- Director of Strategy
- Director of New Media
- Marketing and Distribution Manager
- Head of Distribution Development
- Director of Business Development
- Senior Consultant and Project Manager
- International Marketing Manager
- Export Sales Manager
- Assistant to Chairman
Harold Forbes
Current Roles: Partner of Kingston Innovation.
Project manager for London Innovation Centre.
Skills:
• Development marketing strategies, budgets and relevant brand strategies.
• Sales and Marketing Effectiveness
• Recruitment and Training
• Market Planning
• Trade and Consumer research
Qualifications: BSc Hons (Technology and Business studies)
Previously:
• Business Owner
• Strategic Planning Director
• Marketing Director
• Various roles in market research
Cate Newnes- Smith
Current Role: Partner of Kingston Innovation Centre.
Skills
• Entrepreneurship and start up
• Building a client base
• Delivering strategy workshops
• Bringing out the best in people
• Change management
• Strategic planning
• Financial planning
Qualifications: MBA. BEng. Electronic Engineering.
Previously :
• Consultancy
• Interim Management
• Chair Person
• Non – Executive Director
• Products Manger
• Marketing Manager
• Global Business Manger
• Global Products Manager
• Technical Graduate Trainee.