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Entrepreneur Fletcher joins board of tech innovators UMI3

The chairman of IT company ANS Group, Scott Fletcher, has joined the board of the University of Manchester’s innovation and technology company, UMI3.

Serial entrepreneur Mr Fletcher, who already holds several positions in Greater Manchester organisations, joins as a non-executive director.

He founded ANS Group in 1996 at the age of 22. The company floated on PLUS markets and now has a turnover of £50m.

Mr Fletcher is also Chairman and lead investor in Gödel Technologies and has recently funded Manchester entrepreneur Jasen Jackiw’s start-up company Prymo.

He has been named Entrepreneur of the Year for the North West at the National Business Awards, IOD Young Director of the Year and The PLUS Markets Chairman of the Year. He has served on the board of FC United of Manchester and the Manchester Academy, and currently sits on the Greater Manchester Local Enterprise Partnership.

Clive Rowland, UMI3 chief executive, said: “I am delighted that Scott is finding time in his very busy schedule to join our board.

“We are always open to supplementing our in-house technology transfer expertise with experienced entrepreneurs who know what it is like to build a successful company from scratch and Scott fits that bill perfectly. I know that Scott will be a huge asset to us.”

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Simon Malia .