Philip Dyer is the Chairman of nxo and acts as coach and mentor to the network. His broad-based marketing skills have been utilised by companies such as ALSTOM Transport, Compass plc, Sharp and Shell and Philip is also currently involved in a number of roles outside of his official capacity at nxo. In November 2006, Philip was invited by the Chartered Institute of Marketing to become the regional President of the Lancashire branch; he is also a Fellow of the CIM and Chartered Marketer. In addition, Philip recently accepted an invitation from the Council of Lancaster University Management School to become an Honorary Teaching Fellow in the Institute for Entrepreneurship and Enterprise Development until May 2010.