Forsberg's growth journey with Lancaster University

Chris Mayne is the newly appointed managing director of Forsberg Services, the Heysham-based providers of precision positioning, navigation and timing solutions and products, established in 1987. Throughout his 16 years with Forsberg, he says that Lancaster University has helped to guide both his own development and that of the company.

“I achieved a BSc in Telecommunications and then a Masters in Mobile Game Design and M-Commerce at Lancaster University, working two summers at Forsberg as an engineering assistant.” Having completed his studies he was offered the position of software project manager, working his way up to general manager of engineering, operations director, and now, managing director.

“With it being a small business, I’ve been fortunate to be exposed to everything from engineering, production, marketing, sales and technical sales to Human Resources (HR).” That meant lots of opportunities, but also a steep learning curve.