International doctorate for Steelite CEO
23 July 2014 by Lisa Jenkins
Kevin Oakes, chief executive of UK ceramics company Steelite International, has received an honorary doctorate from Staffordshire University.
The award of Honorary Doctor of the University has been bestowed upon Oakes in recognition of his career with Steelite International and his championing of the ceramics industry and UK manufacturing.
The doctorate acknowledges his investment in staff development, his work with the university on a new foundation degree in leadership and management, and his founding of the Steelite Study Bursary.
