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Chris Alderson
Managing Director
A Chartered Tax Advisor for nearly 15 years, over the past decade, Chris has helped hundreds of UK businesses secure over £150M in R&D tax credits.
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Mike Harrison
Engineering Director
A structural and mechanical engineer with 30+ years of global experience, Mike’s specialty is to support you in making finding your R&D activities easier.
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Tom Salter
Business Growth Director
Tom leads business growth through strong partnerships, clear communication, and a technical understanding of how innovation incentives can support businesses.
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Ben Goad
Tax Director
A Chartered Tax Advisor for over 17 years, Ben has secured over £175M in R&D tax credits for eligible UK businesses.
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Anna Szymanska
Senior Compliance & QA Officer
A qualified solicitor, for 3 decades, Anna has supported clients with tax . Her tax and compliance skillset bring peace of mind to Catalyst clients.
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Charlotte Fletcher PhD
Client Project Manager
With a PhD in developing therapeutics for human infectious diseases, Charlotte’s organisation and communication skills make your R&D claim easier.
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Alex Hunter MEng, MBA
Principal Consultant
A geotechnical and subsea engineer with 13+ years’ global experience, Alex delivers innovative solutions for offshore energy projects by blending technical and business expertise.
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Curtis Harrison
Growth & Partnerships Manager
Curtis Harrison is Catalyst R&D’s Growth & Partnerships Manager with 8 years’ experience in business development across automotive, insurance, software (SaaS & fintech) and finance.
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Becky Gibb
Business Growth Representative
Becky brings over a decade of technical sales experience to Catalyst. Helping businesses understand and explore what incentives are available to them and how they can be used to support their innovative work.
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Harry Pleass
Business Growth Manager
With over ten years’ experience in new business development Harry is proficient at helping businesses translate their requirements into a clear scope of work.
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Gemma Alderson
Operations Manager
Gemma joined Catalyst as Operations Manager to bring structure, clarity and order to the back-office processes that keep the business running smoothly.
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Tom Heslin
External Software Consultant
An experienced software developer with over a decade of experience supporting companies make R&D claims, Tom is one of our external consultants who will support you in identifying and articulating your R&D activities.
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Catalyst R&D partners with Articulate R&D to capitalise on our joint expertise.
Clients benefit from this support throughout the claim process – the breadth and depth of technical expertise shared across our teams means we uncover the full spectrum of qualifying R&D activities.
The Catalyst-Articulate technical experts support claims across a range of industries. These include, but are not limited to: Software & Technology, Engineering, Manufacturing, Construction, Biotech, Medical & Pharmaceutical & Agriculture.