New Motion Labs 2022®
meet the team
nml board
Damien Murphy
CEO
Damien is Chief Executive Officer at New Motion Labs. He has a mechanical engineering degree and later earned a Masters in Business Administration from Durham University. Damien brings 20 years of leadership experience in fast growing and turn around STEM businesses.
Mark Griffiths
CCO
Mark is Chief Commercial Officer at New Motion Labs. Mark has over 35 years experience in the Mech/PT industry, incorporating chain design, applications, project management and extensive global sales experience.
Marcel Fowler
Founder & CISO
Marcel is the Founder and CISO of New Motion Labs. He has engineering qualifications from UCL and the University of Southampton, as well as experience in management consulting.
Chris Joly
GAS Investor & NED
A Green Angel Syndicate (GAS) investor and engineer with 37 years of technical, commercial and executive management experience, since 2016 Chris has been investing in sustainable businesses.
Andrew Hall
Board Chair & NED
Andrew has 30 years experience working in mechanical engineering technologies – including at executive level for Siemens. He helps steer New Motion Labs towards growth and impact.
Philip David
IP Legal Licensing Advisor
Ex-General Counsel at ARM Holdings for more than a decade, Philip has immense knowledge around IP licensing to both corporates and startups on an international scale.
nml team
Damien Murphy
CEO
Damien is Chief Executive Officer at New Motion Lab. He has a mechanical engineering degree and later earned a Masters in Business Administration from Durham University. Damien brings 20 years of leadership experience in fast growing and turn around STEM businesses.
Mark Griffiths
CCO
Mark is Chief Commercial Officer at New Motion Labs. Mark has over 35 years experience in the Mech/PT industry, incorporating chain design, applications, project management and extensive global sales experience.
Marcel Fowler
Founder & CISO
Marcel is the Founder and CISO of New Motion Labs. He has engineering qualifications from UCL and the University of Southampton, as well as experience in management consulting.
Kate Willemite
CFO
Kate Willemite is an experienced Finance and Operations Director and Chartered accountant that has worked in the wholesale, retail, sports footwear and apparel industries. In her 20 year finance career, Kate has played a key role in managing the finance strategy and working capital of businesses such as Ariat Europe and Blackwell’s Bookshops.
Christoph Hesterberg
Head of Enduo Cycling
Christoph is our Head of Product Sales. His previous roles as Sales Director OEM at KMC Global and Head of Export Sales at Wilhelm Humpert GmbH & Co. KG / ergotec have equipped him with invaluable insights into the intricacies of sales within the mechanical and OEM sectors.
Sarah Askari
Head of Enduo Industry
Sarah is the Head of Business Development at New Motion Labs with 15 years experience working in a sales and marketing environment. Key skills would include building brand awareness, educating clients, seeking out new opportunities, converting sales and working directly with bluechip companies.
Josh Palmer
Head of Engineering
Josh is the Head of Engineering at New Motion Labs. He is one of the original members of the team that developed Enduo and is Cambridge mechanical engineering graduate, with experience in computer-aided design and mathematical modelling.
Lucas Lobmeyer
Head of Operations
Lucas is the Head of Operations at New Motion Labs. He is one of the original members who developed the Enduo technology. His previous roles have included engineering positions at both Bosch and the University of Cape Town.
Gvidas Orlovas
Senior Product Engineer
Gvidas is a Product Engineer at New Motion Labs. A Mechanical Engineering Graduate from Coventry University with hands-on manufacturing experience and engineering design background.
Carlos Roberto- Junior
Manufacturing & Quality Manager
Carlos is the Manufacturer-Supplier Quality Manager for NML. He holds a degree in mechanical engineering and a postgraduate degree in industrial management, with over 11 years of experience in a manufacturing environments worldwide, and one year in a British food industry in London.
Isah Hassan
R&D Product Engineer
Isah is our R&D Product Engineer, he has a Mechanical Engineering background with experience in Design Engineering. Proficient in Computer Aided Design, Finite Element Analysis, and Manufacturing, he is enthusiastic about helping drive innovation and product development at NML.
Fergus Williams
R&D Engineer
Fergus is our R&D Engineer at New Motion Labs. He graduated from the University of St Andrews in 2023 with a Master’s in Mathematics and Theoretical Physics. Fergus is a passionate researcher and has academic research experience in Computational and Theoretical Physics.