DAVID McCluskey brings experience of the UK, European and American markets to his role as Thanet Council’s new business support manager.

The job will include marketing the Kent Innovation Centre at Broadstairs, providing mentoring and hands-on support to companies already there and in the wider business community.

He will also work with key partners to develop and implement an Incubation Programme for ambitious entrepreneurs and start-up businesses throughout Thanet.

He said: "Every business starts with a good idea and if you stifle good ideas, then nothing will happen. We need to cultivate good ideas that help businesses to grow to their full potential.

“The most important part of my job is to ensure that companies, both at the Kent Innovation Centre and further afield, get the support they need to help them grow and be successful in their particular field."

He brings senior management experience from the IT and automotive sectors where he has held divisional roles with responsibility for business development, mergers and acquisitions, product development and marketing strategy.

He can be contacted at the Kent Innovation Centre on 01843 609378 or e-mailed at david.mccluskey@kentinnovation.co.uk