Manufacturing Technology Centre chief executive Dr Clive Hickman has received one of the Royal Academy of Engineering’s most prestigious awards – the Sir Frank Whittle Medal. The academy said that Dr Hickman received the award – named after the inventor of the jet engine – in recognition of his outstanding career in the automobile industry and for leading the set-up and growth of two engineering research centres: the Manufacturing Technology Centre and the Tata Motors European Technical Centre. Dr Hickman has been chief executive of the Manufacturing Technology Centre for more than 11 years.

Said Dr Hickman: “I am honoured to be awarded the Sir Frank Whittle Gold Medal but I could not have achieved anything in my career without the help and support of the great teams that I have been privileged to work with. So I would like to thank all of my colleagues, friends and family for their continued support.”

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