Richard Brooks

Global Director of Research and Development @ ICU Medical

About

Experienced Business Leader. Currently Global Director of R&D / Product Development at ICU Medical. Exceptional record of achievement in developing and delivering leading edge innovations, digital, conventional products and solutions through applying a set of transferable capabilities in creating innovative global strategies, devising technology solution roadmaps, efficiency improvement with Ai, building leading and developing multi disciplined global groups and programmes in some highly complex environments, resulting in market leading solutions. Focused and pragmatic approach with a proven track record in leading businesses and in business transformation through recognising failing / underperforming areas and structuring and leading change programmes often using lean development tools to improve efficiency, productivity, change cultures and significant increases in return on investment. Significant leadership capabilities and able to quickly adapt to any environment / industry and understand the market / customer / business and technical depth. Additionally substantial experience in full life cycle programme & project management across 100+ multi-disciplined high technology products & solution developments with ‘several billion’ end products and solutions in service, ranging from SaaS, medical devices, IOT connected digital solutions, consumer electronics, cameras, telecoms, automotive, medical, gas analysers to bespoke instrumentation solutions delivered into highly regulated industries. Setting and control of significant budgets (multi million) and with an extensive industry network. Chartered Fellow (Chartered Management Institute) (CMGR-FCMI). BSc degree, practitioner and experienced in MSP, Prince 2 and a certified Lean Six Sigma Black Belt.

Country

United Kingdom

City

Winchester

Industry

Hospital & Health Care

Skill

Technological Innovation, Business Strategy, Strategy, Product Development, Program Management, Project Management, Six Sigma, Telecommunications, Mobile Devices, Mobile Communications, Engineering, R&D, Agile Project Management, Product Management, Project Portfolio Management, Project Planning, Process Engineering, Product Lifecycle Management, Software Project Management, Change Management

Experience

Global Director of Research and Development

ICU Medical

2021-9 - Present · 5 yrs

United Kingdom

Feb 2024 - Present: Global Director of R&D and PMO for multiple businesses: Hemodynamic Monitoring, Respiratory, General Anastasia and Tracheoscopy. Leading global R&D, NPD, NPI, Innovation, Systems, Test and Sustaining engineering groups. Responsible for technology strategy, business transformation, increasing ROI, establishing a change & continuous improvement culture, implementing lean product development practices and delivering multiple leading edge high performance medical solutions. Jan 2025: Built new Hemodynamic Monitoring R&D organisation. US based, multi site. Jan 2022 - Feb 2024: Director of R&D and PMO for ICU Airways business. Smiths Medical were acquired by ICU Medical in Jan 2022. Nov 2021 - March 2022: Director of R&D for the Smiths Medical Infusion business - China (additional role - interim). Sept 2021 - Jan 2022: Director of Product Development for the Smiths Medical Vital Care business.

Global Director of R&D / Engineering + Business Leader

Philips

2016-11 - 2021-9 · 4 yrs 11 mos

United Kingdom

Global Director of R&D / Engineering of the RDD Medical Respiratory Drug Delivery solutions business, senior leadership team member & Business site leader for a large Philips facility (multiple businesses). Leading Innovation, R&D, NPD, NPI and Sustaining engineering groups in Medical device solution development, (systems, application development, hardware, mechanical, research, new technology and test development) responsible for solution technology strategy, business transformation, increasing ROI, establishing a change culture, implementing lean product development practices and delivering multiple leading edge high performance medical solutions.

Head of Design, Engineering & PMO

Servomex

2012-7 - 2016-11 · 4 yrs 5 mos

Leading Design, Engineering & PMO. Medical and Industrial gas analysis. Established & led the Project Management (PMO), Product development & Engineering groups (NPD, NPI) responsible for increased ROI, product development business transformation, implementing lean product development practices and leading product development programmes and took from innovation to market a complete new range of industry leading laser based analysers. Member of Servomex business leadership team. Servomex provide high technology analysers into a range of industries from power generation to hydrocarbon processing to industrial gas some of which are highly regulated and an extensive range of OEM sensors into medical and industrial applications.

Managing Director

Hyaline Imaging Ltd

2011-1 - 2012-12 · 2 yrs

Founded and built Hyaline Imaging Ltd a startup that provided Imaging design solutions for our corporate partners. Leading the overall business, marketing, R&D & business development groups, secured multiple new business partnerships, new opportunity funnel & defined the business strategic direction. Delivered significant growth in business and future opportunity funnel. Managed key strategic partnerships.

Head of Imaging Solutions programmes

Nokia

2010-4 - 2012-6 · 2 yrs 3 mos

Headed R&D imaging Programme - Responsible for managing the Mobiles Phones division Imaging Experience - strategy definition, development, implementation and increasing ROI. Led global groups developing Mobile Phones Camera & Image Signal Processing (ISP) / Camera & ISP Production Engineering / User Interface Software and User Experience.

Programme Manager

Nokia

2008-3 - 2010-3 · 2 yrs 1 mo

Programme Manager - Headed Mobile Phones Camera & Image Signal Processing (ISP) Developments / Production Engineering / Customer User Interface experiences deliveries through the full product life cycle and strategy definition, also Senior Group Manager for above groups

Senior R&D Project Manager

Nokia

2002-4 - 2008-3 · 6 yrs

Senior R&D Project Manager of UK Camera Development team / projects and product portfolio (including all cameras + selected HW ISP's / ASIC's) + Roadmapping / Strategy + Line manager for R&D group

Senior R&D Leader

Nokia

1999-6 - 2002-4 · 2 yrs 11 mos

Senior Group Leader - Leading the R&D team developing electro mechanical solutions plus full life cycle project management. Senior Designer - Working on developing and intergrating various electro mechanical components