Search is on for latest holder of prestige post
Aug 21 2009 Advertisement Feature
NEWCASTLE University Business School is once again opening the search for the next David Goldman Visiting Professor of Business Innovation.
In partnership with The Journal, last year’s extensive search for the next Visiting Professor resulted in the successful appointment of engineering sector entrepreneur Dr Tony Trapp. Now the search is on again to find a worthy holder of this unique and prestigious post.
The 12-month role is devised by the Goldman family to honour new entrepreneurs and celebrate the late David Goldman’s belief in constantly recognising and exploiting new opportunities.
As part of the Goldman Endowment at Newcastle University Business School, the post sits alongside the Annual David Goldman Prize for Innovation awarded to the winner of The Journal’s Young Business Executive of the Year, which is sponsored by Newcastle University Business School, and the permanent position of the David Goldman Chair of Business Innovation at the school.
David Goldman was the founding chief executive and chairman of iconic software company Sage Group plc. He was a passionate supporter of the region and is credited with being instrumental in transforming the economic landscape into one of realistic economic opportunity and attainable prosperity.
Personifying entrepreneurial flair, dynamism and creativity which drove Sage to become the UK’s largest software company, Sunderland-born David Goldman still kept the business firmly rooted in his native North East.
Following his untimely death in 1999, the Goldman family formed the endowment to create an enduring legacy in memory of the late entrepreneur, honouring his commitment to the region and his support for the educational development of young people.
The role of the David Goldman Visiting Professor of Innovation recognises a prominent business figure in the field of business innovation and involves working with the school to provide leadership and mentoring to its students and faculty, as well as delivering the prestigious David Goldman Business School lecture at the annual dinner, which will take place in February 2010.
As a firm believer in the power of business and education combining to sustain healthy economic growth in the region, part of the role of the incumbent Visiting Professor will be to bridge the gap between academia and business.
Professor Ian Clarke, director of Newcastle University Business School, said: "The role of the David Goldman Visiting Professor of Business Innovation is key to the Business School and requires a successful and inspirational individual to bring a new perspective and add genuine insight and value to our students and the wider business community in the region and beyond.
"We are looking for the seventh holder of this prestigious post to demonstrate a commitment to the region, the industry and the professionals of tomorrow.
"This is an ideal opportunity for an individual to truly demonstrate the calibre of business talent the North East has to offer and to have a positive impact on the region."
The new Visiting Professor will succeed Dr Trapp, managing director of Northumberland based IHC Engineering Business and founder and committee member of Subsea North East, who successfully promoted the engineering industry and inspired more people to get involved in the sector during his term of office.
If you would like to nominate someone for this role, or think you have what it takes to be the next David Goldman Visiting Professor of Innovation, and follow in the footsteps of some of the North East’s most inspirational and influential people, then please send an expression of interest, including a detailed CV and covering letter. Write to Newcastle University Business School’s director of marketing and development Kay Jones at Citywall, Citygate, St James’ Boulevard, Newcastle, NE1 4JH or email kay.jones@newcastle.ac.uk by Friday, December 4, 2009.
To be considered for the post you must be connected to the North East and explain why you have the capability to help shape the North East’s economic future and inspire the next generation of entrepreneurs and innovators.
For more information, visit Newcastle University Business School’s website at www.ncl.ac.uk/nubs/business/goldman.
