Jacob was promoted from acting head of R&D, a position he held for the last six months. Prior to that he was a senior engineer, a position he held since joining FFE in 2006.

Prior to joining FFE he worked as a design engineer in the printing and automotive industries. Jacob has a degree in electrical and electronic engineering from Imperial College London.

“Jacob did an outstanding job in his time as head of R&D and, with his promotion to technical director, FFE is well placed to embark on an ambitious development programme,” managing director Mark Osborne said.