Gary Gibson

Gary is the founder of IBEX Innovations, which he formed in 2010. He developed the fundamental technology behind IBEX and then successfully obtained venture capital backing for the company in 2012. Gary stepped down as CEO in 2013, moving into his current role as Chief Scientific Officer. He also takes management responsibility for the IBEX quality systems. Gary graduated with a PhD from Imperial College, London, in 1999, and then took up a research post at the University of Cambridge. After being offered a fellowship at Cambridge, he moved into research positions in high tech industries, working for a number of blue chip corporations, such as SDL and JDSU, and start-ups such as Intense Photonics. He headed many different research teams but then became fascinated with the interplay between commerce and technology. He shifted his focus to sales and marketing and account management, being promoted to become Deputy Director of Sales and Marketing at Bede X-Ray Metrology, a successful X-ray technology company based in Durham. Gary worked for Kromek for a number of years as a product manager and then Phase Focus, a high-tech start-up in microscopy, as Director of Sales and Marketing.