Frank Millar
Chief Executive Officer, CPI
Frank is the CEO of CPI, established in 2004 by One North East. CPI focuses on disruptive, transformative, and market-creating innovation in deep-tech companies. It supports companies working in medium and long innovation cycles, primarily in pharmaceutical manufacturing, health tech, sustainable materials, and future food systems. CPI is now one of the 7 National Centres of the High Value Manufacturing Catapult.
Frank joined CPI in 2015 as Operations Director and became CEO in 2020. He is a Chartered Engineer and a Chartered Director and served on the Board of the Engineering and Construction Industries Association from 2008 to 2015, including a period as President. He is the current Chair of the CBI's Northeast Regional Council.
Frank spent his industrial career with UK engineering and project management companies, developing and delivering solutions in process engineering and industrial infrastructure. He has worked in project delivery and business management roles in the UK, North America and the Middle East, following a 12-year career in the Army.
