Who are we - The Executive Team

John Polden
Chairman

An electronic engineer by training, and formerly an investment manager and partner with the technology-focussed venture capital company MTI Partners Limited, John has been actively involved in the raising of more than £150m, and participated in Chairman/Director/support roles in fifteen of MTI’s investments.

As well as Chairing Syrinix, John is Chairman of the Iceni Seedcorn fund and also Intelligent Fingerprinting Limited.

James Dunning
Chief Executive

James has more than 15 years experience in the utility sector. Legally trained, and a graduate of the London Business School, James has significant experience within both major corporates and in smaller, entrepreneurial scale businesses in the utility sector. Prior to joining Syrinix, he founded and successfully exited his own business.

Dr Paul Linford
Technical Director

Paul is a leading specialist in signal processing technology who has specialised for many years in water leakage incuding work with Anglian, Yorkshire and Thames Water. An electronic engineer, Paul worked initially in the defence industry before studying for his PhD at the University of East Anglia in Norwich (UEA). Subsequently he applied signal processing techniques to leak detection in water mains, collaborating with Anglian Water and Yorkshire Water. After acting as a consultant for Thames Water and other companies in the leakage field, Paul formed Syrinix as a university spinout company.

Chris Hegley
Business Development Director

Chris has spent 30 years in the global water industry spanning design, construction, operations and commercial ventures. Chris has worked with and for leading water sector organisations globally, including Thames Water, Veolia and American Water, along with major international consulting and contracting organisations. Chris has occupied senior technical, operational and development roles across the UK, US, Middle East and Africa.