Nick Farrant
Uptake Technologies
Senior Vice President, Industry - Oil & Gas
Nick Farrant, Senior Vice President of Business Ventures, Uptake, works with the Industry team to grow cross-market solutions and partnerships. Mr. Farrant has built a career on advancing operational data and analytics to drive competitive advantage and customer value. He began as a Materials Scientist at Rolls-Royce, and in 1999, founded the company’s first digital venture. From 2006 to 2011, Mr. Farrant worked with the University of Oxford, as Chief Executive Officer of Oxford Bio Signals, and Chief Executive Officer of Oxford YASA motors, among other positions. Previously, he ran OSyS Industrial, a digital services business in oil and gas markets. Most recently, Mr. Farrant led Rolls-Royce’s Aerospace Digital Services, where he focused on co-creation of capability with key airline customers and industry collaboration.