CORTUS - Key Persons


Des Byrne


John Hillier - Managing Director

Job Titles:
  • Managing Director
Founding Owner/Director with over 30 years experience with Deloro Stellite® in a number of positions from Craft Apprentice to Production Manager responsible for planning and production of component items. Co-founded Cortus with the aim of providing the marketplace with a UK manufacturing source for hardfaced and solid cobalt and nickel based components.

Michelle Gilbert

Job Titles:
  • Business Manager
Joined Cortus in 2013 with 5 years previous Industry experience. 10 years further on her role has grown exponentially and with the experience gained the job title naturally changed into becoming the Business Manager for Cortus. As the role has evolved she has grown with it and her tentacles are probably in all the pies in one form or another across the Company. Current hobbies are woodworking, reading and relaxing in the hot tub.

Sean Warren - CTO

Job Titles:
  • Technical Director
Welding technique development is a passion of Sean's and is always looking at new and innovative ways to enhance the skillset and capabilities within Cortus.