Brian Holliday

Managing Director


Brian Holliday is Managing Director for Siemens Digital Industries, a technology company serving the manufacturing and industrial-infrastructure sectors.

He is co-chair of the Made Smarter Commission and chair of the CBI’s Manufacturing Council in addition to being a non-executive director at Make UK, The Manufacturers’ Organisation. 

He is a keen advocate for engineering, innovation, skills and advanced technology deployment, contributing regularly to media, policy forums and peer networks.

A 2022 Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, Brian started his career as an apprentice with Texas Instruments and has degrees from Cardiff and Manchester Universities in addition to an honorary doctorate from Middlesex University.