Wyn Meredith received a MA (Physics) from Cambridge University and PhD from Heriot Watt University in blue semiconductor laser development. He has 25+ years of industrial experience gained at Ferranti, British Telecom Research Labs, Detica (now BAE), Sharp Research labs, IQE plc and Compound Semiconductor Technologies Ltd (now Sivers Semiconductors). Wyn is the founding Director of the Compound Semiconductor Centre, a Joint Venture between IQE Plc and Cardiff University, focussed on technology translation of R+D in compound semiconductor materials and devices. 

He is a Non-Executive Director of The Compound Semiconductor Applications Catapult, and Chair of ‘CSconnected’: a £43M project focussed on expanding the South Wales Compound Semiconductor Cluster to 2025. He is a Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales, and was awarded an Honorary Distinguished Professorship by Cardiff University in 2021 in recognition of working with the School of Physics and Astronomy, providing expert advice on commercialisation of research and interaction with industry.