James O'Brien is an accomplished Managing Director at Kinectrics, a position held since August 2022. Prior to this role, James O'Brien served as Product Group Director for METROSIL Ceramic Resistors and MIVOLT Battery Dielectric Fluid at M&I Materials Limited from November 2009 to August 2022, where responsibilities included overseeing global business operations. Additionally, James O'Brien held roles such as Head of Business Unit for Resistor Technologies and Commercial Manager for METROSIL Varistors at M&I Materials. Earlier in the career, James O'Brien worked as a Commercial Engineer at MIDEL Transformer Fluids from February 2007 to November 2009. James O'Brien holds a Bachelor of Engineering (BEng) degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from The Manchester Metropolitan University, completed between 1993 and 1996.