Having graduated with a first class bachelors degree in
industrial design engineering from Leeds Polytechnic in
1982 and with a masters in industrial design from DeMontfort
University in 1984, Les Wynn went on to hold positions in consultancies,
as well as in-house design groups.
His current role is as a design
manager for Xerox Europe, heading industrial design, human factors,
user interface and cover engineering departments.
Les is a recipient of the Royal Mail student of the Year award in 1998
and the Wolf Olins award in 1999, he holds an MBA in
design management, with distinction, from the University
of Westminster (London). He is a Guest lecturer at Hatfield University,
Brunel University and DeMontfort University where he is currently
external examiner. Les was made a Fellow of the Chartered Society
of Designers in 1994 and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts
in 2001.
