Gavin William Valentine Hands

The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) is a professional body for accountants. The non-profit company is based in Glasgow, UK, and has subsidiaries in Mauritius, United Kingdom, and Hong Kong. The British company offers a program called ALP-C, which approves learning materials from high-quality content providers to support studying towards ACCA's qualification. The role of the CFO is evolving beyond finance to include reporting on value-centric aspects of their operations, as companies move towards sustainable practices. The CEO of the company is Helen Joanna Brand.

The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales ensures that its members, students, and affiliates maintain the highest standards of professional competency and conduct to protect the public interest. The non-profit company is based in London, UK, and has subsidiaries in the United Kingdom. With over 150,000 members, the institute provides technical information, helplines, and communities to its members.

SCI Search & Selection Ltd. provides recruitment services for scientists. It serves the pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, personal care, chemicals, food, oil and gas, laboratory equipment and instrumentation industries. The firm offers permanent recruitment, executive search, selection, payroll and campaign management services for employers; and job search services for candidates. The company was founded by Diane Carol Hewett and Craig Hewett in 1999 and is headquartered in Northwich, the United Kingdom.

Luperacus Ltd. develops novel therapeutic antibodies to treat canine and human cancer. The company was founded by Alan G. Clark and is headquartered in Glasgow, the United Kingdom.

Cellexus International Ltd. offers a personalized solution for each client with their revolutionary, market-leading single-use airlift bioreactor systems. The company is based in Forfar, UK. The British company's technology is designed to improve cell culture and fermentation processes, and their CellMaker range has been proven successful for cell culture, microbial fermentations, and phage applications. The company was founded in 2017 by Kevin A. Auton, and Gavin William Valentine Hands has been the CEO of the company since 2017.

CXR Biosciences Ltd. provides drug development solutions and investigative toxicology services. Its drug development solutions include bioavailability, patient response variation, drug and drug interactions, drug reactions, toxicity, reactive metabolites, customized assay development, and anticancer drug development services. The firm serves pharmaceutical, biotech, agrochemical, consumer product, and fine chemical industries. The company was founded by Clifford Roy Elcombe and Roland Charles Wolf in December 2001 and is headquartered in Dundee, the United Kingdom.