Mark Kirby 

Additive Manufacturing Business Manager
Renishaw (Canada) Limited

After graduating from MIT in Aero/Astro Engineering, Mark joined Rolls Royce working on the HOTOL/SKYLON space shuttle, before moving to his Father’s company, Jet Blades. Mark worked his way from CAD/CAM programmer to Managing Director, making parts for Formula 1 teams and Rolls Royce aero engines.

In 2007 Mark emigrated to the Maritimes in Canada with his family. Mark provided hands-on support for companies seeking to introduce lights-out manufacturing.  Mark also taught Engineering at the University of New Brunswick. He has a Diploma in University Teaching and an MBA from Warwick University. Mark joined Renishaw as Business Manager for Additive Manufacturing in 2013 and runs one of Renishaw’s first Solution Centres in Kitchener, Ontario.