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CIR Strategy in Cambridge


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at email jhayward@cir-strategy.com

Justin Hayward PhD MBA

Justin founded CIR in 2001 to offer commercial diligence to investors, yet the company has morphed into a strategy consultancy. He continues to direct the company & has 11 years' experience as a consultant. He is a physicist, taking advanced degrees MASt, and PhD from Cambridge University. He was the only PhD student of Professor Stephen Hawking beginning in 1991, completing his doctorate in 1995 on black holes and energy. He worked at Deutsche Bank from 1996-2000 as a relative value analyst, and took an MBA from Cambridge Judge Business School in 2000/1 focusing on strategic management of technology. A list of research and business papers by Justin is here.

Mike McCreary C Eng MCIM

Mike has been a CIR Consultant since 2004. Mike creates value for CIR clients in the areas of high value manufacturing, particularly in electronics and instrumentation. In 1992, Mike joined Aeroflex (formerly IFR and Marconi Instruments) as Manufacturing Director. After his role as Manufacturing Director, Mike was appointed as Managing Director in 2000. His staff numbered 800.

Nick Coutts MA

Nick has been a CIR Strategy Consultant since 2008. Nick provides expertise in segmentation, routes to value, services design, opportunity prioritisation. Amongst other aspects in a long career, as Vice President, Global Distribution Channel Strategy for IBM, he was responsible for the development and the effective use of distribution channels for IBM around the world, which then contributed to turning this large company around. Nicholas has a degree in economics taken at King's Cambridge in 1975-1978. He is now based in London.

Maya Stancheva

Maya has been with CIR as a conference manager and market researcher since 2006. She has a Master's Degree in finance. She is married and based in Cambridge.