Base: Basel, Switzerland
Position: Founder, Principal Consultant  

Core consultancy areas

Regulatory affairs, product registration, product stewardship, chemical advocacy, risk assessment, issues management, interim management, industry consortium management in crop protection, fertiliser, drinking water, biocide and industrial chemical industries, linked with operational experience in product development and marketing.

Experience highlights

  • Founded Linmark Consulting GmbH in Switzerland in early 2007, Linmark UK in 2016 and Linmark Malta in 2019
  • Partnership with Talentmark Life Sciences 2016-22, providing recruitment services
  • Managed 6 EU-Reach Consortia successfully to meet 2010 and 2014 registration deadlines
  • Within Ciba Specialty Chemicals (2003-2006), formed and managed new regulatory services unit (80 staff in 15 countries) developing 3rd party business and serving product businesses (c. 7 billion CHF t/o). Ran marketing & business development for the wider services business unit (events, internet presence, defining service offerings, brochures, internal and external communications).
  • Moving to Switzerland as Global Head of Product Stewardship, Ciba Specialty Chemicals (2001-2003), devised and implemented new Product Stewardship concept, initiated 25 Product Stewardship projects in the global business units, based on product risk portfolio and ran global regulatory affairs network (90 staff in 22 countries).
  • As Global Head of Regulatory Affairs, Allied Colloids Ltd, UK, (1990-2000) managed multi-national teams in areas of Regulatory Affairs and Quality Assurance.
  • As Head of Product Development at Agricultural Genetics Company (UK) and Microbio Ltd (1986-1990), managed some 15 R&D projects at institutes and universities, launching biological control agents in USA and EU, including the Insect Parasitic Nematode product range, Nemasys.
  • Effective experience in two start-up companies (1 biopharma, 1 agricultural biotechnology) and 2 multi-nationals (both specialty chemicals).
  • At MicroGeneSys Inc (Connecticut USA, 1984-1986) brought 3 microbial pesticide products to market (USA, EU), worked on baculovirus expression vector technology for engineered vaccines, successfully gained several US Federal grants.
  • Led successful project to bring in new EHS standards into multi-national chemical company.
  • Led successful project to bring in EHS module during global IT system (SAP) implementation
  • Implemented ISO 9000 in multi-national chemical company.
  • Formed and chaired 3 industry associations (US, EU), developing and implementing strategy to advocate for certain HPV chemicals (2.3 billion CHF sales). Active member of many others.
  • Devised and implemented external communications for many multi-national product issues.
  • Speaks English, French and German

Education

MBA, University of Bradford, Thesis: European chemical legislation: Origins and redressing the balance; MSc, PhD, Imperial College, University of London; BSc, University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne

1st January, 2026