SETsquared Bristol has appointed Marty Reid as its new director, taking over from Monika Radclyffe, who has led the world-leading tech incubator since 2016.
Marty, pictured, takes up the role in January. He has been the head of Engine Shed, the Bristol innovation hub and home to SETsquared Bristol, since January 2020. 
He will continue in this role alongside his new appointment to ensure alignment and strategic development between the partner companies.
SETsquared Bristol and Engine Shed are part of the University of Bristol’s enterprise brands, which include the Quantum Technologies Innovation Centre (QTIC) and QTEC.
Prior to joining Engine Shed, Marty was centre director for Bristol innovation hub Future Space at UWE Bristol and worked in a number of roles at aerospace giant Rolls-Royce spanning business and technology strategy, global account management and service delivery.
As SETsquared Bristol director, Marty will focus on the growth of its incubation and pre-incubation programmes, as well as the development of new sector-focused accelerators, corporate partnerships and investor relations.
He said: “I’m looking forward to joining SETsquared Bristol at a time where there is huge scope for scaling up its business support capabilities and impact to new audiences. 
“I’m also committed to taking forward its diversity and inclusion responsibilities to ensure greater inclusivity within the tech sector.”
University of Bristol director of enterprise services Mustafa Rampuri added: “I’m delighted that Marty is bringing his expertise in innovation and strategy to lead the next chapter of SETsquared Bristol.
“We would like to thank Monika for enabling SETsquared Bristol to be the award-winning incubator it is today.”
Monika, pictured, who is joining London innovation company Plexal, said: “This is an exciting time for SETsquared Bristol.
“I’m proud to be handing it over to Marty with its fantastic and inspiring ecosystem of members, alumni, advisers and investors, and its recognition as both the Hottest Accelerator in Europe and Global No 1 university incubator.”
