Our senior leadership team

"I am incredibly proud of the difference our people make. We know that some of the greatest challenges we face as a society can only be resolved through the advancement of science and technology. The work of Cogent Skills remains crucial to driving up the accessibility of skills right across the science sector, ensuring employers have access to the workforce talent needed to compete, innovate and grow."

Steve joined SIAS in January 2022 as Managing Director and is responsible for setting and implementing the strategic direction. Steve is passionate about vocational education and skills, and is always focused on creating a dynamic and fresh approach to assessment, whilst maintaining quality and fantastic customer service.

Karl graduated with a BA honours in Accounting and qualified as an accountant (FCCA) whilst working in Industry. He has over 19 years’ experience of working within commercial manufacturing organisations with 13 of those years being within the Polymer Industry.

Nick leads the Cogent Skills Apprenticeship and Graduate Business Unit and has extensive knowledge of the skills and training arena, having worked with a range of providers and partner organisations.

I am very passionate about personal development, skills, competency, training and apprenticeships.

Tina is an experienced policy maker with 15 years’ experience of working in Whitehall across five government departments and in the No. 10 Policy Unit.

Jude has more than 20 years’ experience of the skills sector, working in both operational and strategic functions at a regional and national level.

Alex is the Head of Operations for the Consultancy and Courses Business Unit in Darlington overseeing the annual delivery of over £1.3m of regulatory training. As an ACCA Qualified Accountant, management professional and coach.

As Group Head of Marketing & Communications, Roger leads our marketing function which supports Cogent’s various business units and ensures our brand is known to the outside world.