 During his six years as Chief Executive, the Institute advised some of the world’s leading companies in the computer-based production of computers, jet engine manufacture, automotive assembly, food and beverage processing, chemicals and pharmaceuticals.He was also the author of one of the definitive guides to Computer Integrated Manufacturing, published by the Financial Times.Concurrently, Pearson was also Professor in Management at Strathclyde University in Glasgow and a government adviser on company startup policy, seed funding and operations.