Cambridge Design Partnership appoints Debbie Mayhew to lead marketing as it celebrates record year
Technology and product design firm Cambridge Design Partnership has appointed Debbie Mayhew to lead its marketing team.
The firm is marking its 21st anniversary this month and has had a record year, in which sales grew by more than a third and staff numbers passed 100.
Debbie joins CDP from product design and development company Cambridge Consultants where, as PR and communications manager, she helped transform its media profile as the firm doubled in size.
She said: “I am delighted to be joining CDP at this exciting time as its investment in world-class people and facilities has made it the innovation partner of choice for many of the top names in the healthcare, consumer and industrial sectors.
“I’m looking forward to playing a part in the next chapter of the CDP success story.”
CDP brings together engineers, scientists, designers and researchers to work on projects ranging from connected medical devices and diagnostic equipment to consumer products and manufacturing solutions.
Mike Cane, one of CDP’s founding partners, said: “Our expanding skills and capabilities are enabling us to tackle ever more challenging projects - within tight timescales and budgets - for increasing numbers of clients in the US, the UK and continental Europe. I am very pleased to welcome Debbie to our world-class team. Her track record of success in marketing a global innovation brand will enable us to accelerate our growth and help even more clients achieve vital competitive edge.”
Meanwhile, CDP’s Year in Industry Student, Charlotte, has won the Engineering Development Trust’s ‘Award for Innovation’ at a competition in London.
She said: “Each finalist presented for five minutes about the projects they have been working on during the year, ranging from cutting-edge heart surgery techniques to sustainable transport in Wales.
“I talked about an exciting project where I helped create a novel fluidics kit for sample preparation for medical diagnostics. This work could lead to a new technology to enable point of care devices that will give patients immediate test results at a relatively low cost.
“I am proud to have won this award. ‘Year in Industry’ is a spectacular scheme and I knew I would take a great deal away from my year, but I never expected this to include a little glass trophy.”
CDP partner Jez Clements added: “Our congratulations go out to Charlotte for winning this exciting award. It just highlights the value the scheme has in developing the next generation of engineers. We have certainly enjoyed our students’ contribution over the last year and we wish Charlotte and Immy every success when they go to University in September.”
The success follows Charlotte popular blog with fellow student Immy, called ‘How to succeed as Year in Industry students without burning the place down’.
