About Us

Principal – Dr David J Hall

David J Hall ex-Chief Executive of HFL Ltd, a drug surveillance and contract research organisation based in Newmarket. A Chartered Engineer, he holds a PhD from Cambridge University Department of Materials Science (1984) and an MBA through the Open University (1995). Since 1984 he has worked in a range of manufacturing, service and technology transfer organisations, holding positions in engineering, marketing and manufacturing management. A passion for creativity and innovation, and a pursuit of the perfect culture, provide a common thread throughout his career to date. The challenge is clear; how to get the very best out of your staff, to truly differentiate the company on that basis of the people.

Left HFL in 2011 and formed The Ideas Centre.

More recent achievements at HFL include:

Winner, Laboratory of the Year (2004)
Entry into The Times Top 100 Best Companies to Work For
Winner, East of England Excellence (2005)
IiP Work-Life Balance Award (2005)
IiP Management and Leadership Award (2005)

E-on Award – “UK’s Most Energetic Boss”! (2007)

In 2007 became Visiting Professor in Business Creativity at the University of Bedfordshire.