Dr Bryan Allcock

Bryan was appointed Non-Executive Director on 3rd December 2024 and succeeded Tim Rice as Hardide’s Senior Independent Director and Chair of the Remuneration Committee on 1st January 2025.

Bryan is currently CEO of his own business, TRL9 Limited, which runs a diverse portfolio of research and development projects, including advanced coatings, new alloy development and structural adhesives in the automotive industry. Bryan is a subject matter expert to the Ministry of Defence and BAE Systems for the coating of flight decks for Queen Elizabeth Class aircraft carriers and has collaborative research contracts with Jaguar Land Rover, the Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) and the European Space Agency.  Bryan holds an MBA, has a degree in applied chemistry and materials, and holds a PhD in Corrosion Engineering from Cranfield University. He is a fellow of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining and has been a strategic advisor to the Institute.