A Witchford company which helps serve high-tech businesses has expanded its commercial team by appointing Adrian SC Brown as business development manager.

GB Innomech Group has appointed Mr Brown “to accelerate growth by securing new commercial opportunities for the Nexus IE and Innomech brands,” said a company spokesman.

Mr Brown, who has experience in the technology and pharmaceutical industries and has held senior positions at a number of well-known Cambridge companies, said: “I’m looking forward to this new opportunity.

“Collectively, both brands have over 35 years’ experience of working with med tech and pharmaceutical companies, and I hope to generate exciting new opportunities in the high-tech space.”

The new senior position follows the appointment of Sue Bell as group projects manager.

Innomech designs and develops industrial process automation technology while its sister company, Nexus IE, specialises in providing customers with an end-to-end manufacturing service, from procurement and build through to testing, maintenance and ongoing product servicing, supporting start-ups and SME’s in the commercialisation of their products.