Promotion for CCTV engineer

WARRINGTON-based CCTV specialist AD Group, the parent company of Dedicated Micros, has promoted Dr Nick Taylor to the position of director of hardware engineering.
Dr Taylor originally joined the hardware development department of Dedicated Micros as a senior engineer in 1997 and became hardware development manager for AD Group in 2004. In his new role he will assume responsibility for all hardware development, including both electronic and mechanical engineering activities, across all AD Group companies.
He said: “I am delighted to have been offered this enhanced role. We have a great engineering team and I am proud to lead them in creating high-performance new platforms for a wide range of products.
“In my new role I can help ensure that all AD Group businesses and customers can benefit from the timely introduction of our pioneering technologies. One particularly exciting aspect is the close involvement with the ChipWrights semiconductor subsidiary in Boston, USA. We are now working on a number of designs based around their innovative and powerful System-on-Chip, CW5631. This will form the core for many new products, ranging from our own NetVu Connected CCTV systems to digital media products for a variety of consumer applications.”
Mike Newton, chief executive officer of AD Group said: “Nick is an extremely talented and experienced individual and has a proven track record in hardware development working both for Dedicated Micros and AD Group. This is an important appointment as in this new position, working directly with me and the AD Group board, Nick will be tasked with overseeing the seamless management and integration of hardware engineering activities across all of our AD Group companies.”