About Our Associates - Julian Entwistle


 
  
Dr. Julian Entwistle uses his wealth of technical knowledge and business management experience from over 20 years working as a professional entomologist in pest management and international marketing of pest control products, to support and develop Xenex Associates international consultancy in the Vector Control market. 
 
Julian is an Oxford University Zoology graduate, with an MSc in Applied Entomology from Imperial College London and a PhD from the University of East Anglia in forecasting insect outbreaks. He joined ICI Agrochemicals in 1988 and led the worldwide evaluation of a series of new insecticides along with the Public Health global insecticide Research and Development team. This involved management of laboratory entomology teams, coordinating insecticide chemistry, insect physiology and insecticide resistance studies, collaboration with research institutions worldwide and management of international field trials on the major public health insect pests.
 
Julian has experience as Technical Manager for all non-crop uses of pesticides. He was  responsible for the introduction of a portfolio of insecticide and rodenticide products and the technical support function for vector control campaigns, pest management and retail businesses throughout Latin America. In addition, he has managed large-scale trials on vectors of malaria and other diseases and collaborated with national distributors, Ministries of Health and local research institutions. 
 
Julian gained an MBA from the Open University Business School and has held several senior project roles in the international financial services industry. Outside the industry, Julian provides consultancy to a company developing a novel waste disposal technology.