Startup Grind Edinburgh hosts Seonaidh MacDonald (mLED Ltd)

Name: Startup Grind Edinburgh hosts Seonaidh MacDonald (mLED Ltd)
Start: 2017-10-26T18:00:00+01:00
End: 2017-10-26T21:00:00+01:00
Location: Scott Moncrieff offices

Oct 26, 2017, 5:00 – 8:00 PM

Edinburgh

Scott Moncrieff offices, Exchange Place 3, Semple Street, Edinburgh, EH3 8BL

Seonaidh MacDonald was until late 2016, the CEO of mLED Ltd, a world leader in micro-displays for Augmented & Virtual Reality products. In 2016 he led mLED to a hugely successful trade sale to a U.S household name, delivering a double digit exit multiple.  He is Vice Chairman of The Lennox Partnership, a Social Enterprise organisation.  This will be an inspiring and entertaining talk!

In-person event

About this event

Prior to mLED Ltd, Seonaidh was Chairman of Hebridean Power Ltd, a renewable energy company, he was Deputy Managing Director and Business Services Director on the Board of Babcock Marine Clyde Ltd (part of Babcock International Group). At Babcock, he grew his reputation by negotiating the strategically important £2.5Billion, 15 year, UK Naval Base contract extension.  
Between 1997-2005, Seonaidh held a variety of senior leadership roles at IBM leading truly worldwide teams across diverse functions such as WW Engineering, WW Supply Chain, Global Operations, and Procurement. Similarly he has held board positions, across a variety of sectors such as Engineering, Nuclear, Defence, and Electronic Manufacturing.  
With over 25 years of international executive management experience, Seonaidh is a street smart, goal-driven senior executive and entrepreneur, with an outstanding record of maximising growth within the most competitive of international environments. 
Come hear Seonaidh share his story at our relaxed and welcoming fireside chat event and network with our startup community.