Our Team
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Dave Gan Co-President @durham.ac.uk 3rd Year Politics St Hild & St Bede |
Justin Knight Treasurer 3rd Year Physics St Cuthbert's Society Justin is a final-year physics student from Cuth's and is the Treasurer of Entrepreneurs Durham. Last summer, Justin interned as an actuary at Willis Towers Watson. Alongside his role in ED, Justin is a Director of the Durham branch of 180 Degrees Consultancy, and is also helping to organise sponsorship for DurHack 2018. Justin is looking forward to having the opportunity to meet and work with like-minded students and organisations through ED, and is excited to contribute to the evolution of the best entrepreneurial talent Durham has to offer. |
Catherine Nicolls Events Coordinator 3rd Natural Sciences St Mary's Catherine Nicholls is a 3rd Year Natural Sciences student. After last year's Durham Business Game where she won two prizes including a Unilever Insight Day, Catherine can't wait to organise an equally exciting and successful event in 2018! In her free time she is a tutor and bartender at St. Mary's college and in the space of a year has built up a network of over 500 contacts and gained internships at EY and L.E.K. Consulting! |
Xan Coptcoat Head of Kickstart 3rd Year Biomedical Sciences University College Xan (Head of Kickstart) is a 2nd year Biomedical Sciences student. The chance to lead Durham's only student lead business accelerator program, Kickstart is incredibly exciting. Aligned with the views of the co-presidents I would love to grow on the hard work done and ensure that the shelf-life of student start-ups, unlike the past, surpass their time in Durham. Co-Founder of Campus Canopy (Kickstart co-winner), Entertainment Director for June Ball, Sponsorship Officer for Palatinalps, Event Director for Durham University Charity Fashion Show. As someone, like many, who has struggled with the university life balance I would love to use this year to engage students with the fantastic opportunities Durham has to offer! |
Shawn Lim Events Coordinator 2nd Year Economics Van Mildert Prior to university he served in the Singapore Armed Forces under the 2nd Singapore Infantry Regiment as a Section leader and subsequently a Finance Specialist, undertaking the responsibilities of the unit’s funds and daily transactions. He also had a stint with PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) LLP (Singapore) where he assisted the General Assurance team in their audit processes and liaising with various counterparties. During the Easter break, he also busied himself by attending highly coveted Spring Insight Programmes with BP and Goldman Sachs (Singapore). He is currently undergoing a summer internship with Diamond Gas International, a subsidiary of Mitsubishi Corporation, as a Summer LNG Analyst under Risk Management. In his spare time, Shawn enjoys representing Van Mildert College’s football team, hiking, ordering chinese and hitting the occasional gym. |
Alex Stuckey Head of Technology 3nd Year Computer Science University College Alex (Technology) is a 3rd year Computer Science student, who got involved with ED along the way to launching a startup with another member of the ED board, which was accelerated by ED’s KickStart programme. The technical work with his and other ventures has left him hungry, ready to help fledgling businesses navigate the digital component of their idea. Alex is currently the Technical Director of University College, having previously served as the Digital Editor of The Palatinate newspaper. Before university, Alex interned at a consultancy in Zurich, working in the Financial Advisory, Cyber and Technical Consultancy divisions. The excitement of the startup ecosystem is too interesting for Alex to pass up, with it’s massive potential for impact. |
Victoire Martignac Head of ED Outreach 3rd Year Psychology & Maths St Hild & St Bede Victoire (ED outreach) is a 3rd year psychology & mathematics student, who joined ED to have the opportunity to be part of such a dynamic society and to work closely with children. Along with her passion for psychology, she has been very interested in the topic of security. She has been the finalist of a Swiss competition with a project aiming at implementing car scanners at borders. In the future, she aspires to be researcher in neuropsychology and animal cognition. |
Chriselda Tan Marketing Officer 2nd Year Law Josephine Butler Chriselda is a 2nd Year Law student. Following a stint for Mastercard (Asia Pacific) in 2017 as Content Engineer, her passion for idea creation and innovation drew her to join ED. A former competitive dancer representing Singapore on international stages, Chriselda now makes her days creating good vibes in the dance studio and competing across the UK as a member of Team Durham Dance. Her love for Chemistry has nurtured into an ambition to one day start her own mineral cosmetics line - only if it doesn't get in the way of her career as a chocolate aficionado. |
Eleni Houhoulis Sponsorship Officer 4th Year Business and Management Stephenson College It is often assumed that Entrepreneurship is inherent, a talent even, detached from Business Schools which presumably create the next batch of Top 4 Employees. ED Challenges that notion bringing innovation to the forefront of student life by combining brilliant ideas, information and individuals across campus, which makes me so excited for what this year brings! In my 20 year career in life I have been a Top 30 European Horse - Rider representing Greece, I have completed a Placement Year at Volkswagen Group UK, becoming an ambassador for Driven Women, promoting Females in the Automotive and STEM fields and have been an MUN advocate of the Sustainable Development Agenda of 2030. All of the above are extremely surprising considering I thought that “moo” was a legitimate alternative to cow until a few months ago. I am looking forward to this academic year and the end of my university life in 2019. Onwards and upwards so stay tuned. |
Want to join the Exec?
We are always interested in hearing from passionate and driven ED members who want to join the Exec throughout the year. Just send through a CV and cover letter through to the Co-Presidents.
We are always interested in hearing from passionate and driven ED members who want to join the Exec throughout the year. Just send through a CV and cover letter through to the Co-Presidents.