Peter Longdon

Current role, Manager Innovation, Tata Steel

Dec 2010 – current.

Role is to look for new technologies developed externally, either commercially or in Academia, that may be relevant to Tata Steel's own new product development or Process enhancements. Heavily involved in developing Tata Steel's approach to Open Innovation (@TataSteelInnov), www.tatasteelinnovation.com

Manager, Coated Products Department, R&D
Nov 2000 – Dec 2010
Manager of an International Research Department spread over three sites and two countries. Department consisted of ca. 60 researchers and support staff and developed new coatings, processes and applications on both strip and long products within the Tata Steel Group. The Department also built strong links with its Indian equivalent in Tata Steel India

Researcher, R&D
Jan 1990 – Nov 2000
Involved in a diverse range of technical areas, including Corrosion of Stainless Steels, Liquid Metal Embrittlement of materials, and coated product development for Long Products (Rails, Plate, Sections, Tubes and Pipes). Also lead multi-national longer term European funded projects in, for example, Off-Site applied Intumescent Coatings. Lead the R&D Coatings and Corrosion support projects at Scunthorpe and Teesside Works which were responsible for material and coating specifications for equipment and facilities on the sites