Meet our Board
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Neil Longfellow, Chair
Neil is an experienced executive and non-executive director in the nuclear sector. He is a Fellow of the Nuclear institute, a Fellow of the Institute of Measurement and Control and a Chartered Engineer.
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He has a broad range of key skills with a deep understanding of the nuclear sector across the world, but his key attributes are leadership, strategy, and stakeholder management. He has also worked with governments in the UK and internationally.​
Kurt Canfield, CEO
Delkia is led by Kurt Canfield, a Chartered Engineer and Certified Functional Safety Professional with over 20 years’ experience in functional safety, qualification and certification. In the last 10 years, Kurt has overseen Delkia's growth, from serving the nuclear industry in Cumbria, to now serving Defence and Nuclear sectors.
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Kurt is incredibly proud of the team he has helped create — one of his favourite parts of his job is seeing his employees grow and flourish.​
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David Irwin, Independent Non-Executive Director
David is ACA qualified and a Fellow of the ICAWE and Corporate Finance Faculty.​ He​ spent three years in audit during qualification, followed by 4 years in management consulting at Arthur Andersen. David left Arthur Andersen in 1999 to develop an independent CF practice to fill a gap in the market left by the Big 5, being transactions in the £2m to £30m EV range.
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David established Sentio Partners in November 2011, which has since become a highly respected regional practice, with clients ranging from FTSE100/250 companies to large international groups, institutional investors, and entrepreneurial OMB’s.
Amy Bryant, CFO
Amy’s role involves developing financial operations for the business and ensuring they are in line with overall strategy. Her responsibilities also include HR, digital transformation and supply chain management.
After completing her degree at Leeds University, Amy qualified as a chartered accountant with KPMG where she spent four years in the audit department. Amy has worked across a range of sectors in large corporates, private equity backed businesses, and more recently - owner managed businesses on a journey of high growth.
Rebecca Draper, Company Secretary
Rebecca is our Company Secretary and Executive Assistant to Kurt Canfield and Paul Dingley. She brings a wealth of expertise and a broad range of skills to her role.
Before joining Delkia, Rebecca was a Personal Assistant and worked as a qualified paralegal in Company Law before transitioning into education, where she served as a High-Level Teaching Assistant and Clerk to the Governors for seven years.