Brian Back takes up role as LPRA Chairman

The Low Power Radio Association (LPRA) is pleased to announce that Eur Ing Brian M Back BEng(Hons) CEng FIET MRailEI took up the role of Chairman on 1 November 2026. Brian succeeds Saad Mezzour, whom we thank for 20 years of dedicated service as LPRA Chairman.

Brian has been closely involved with the LPRA since its foundation in the early 1990s and has served the Association in several roles over the past three decades, most recently as Vice Chairman. He is also co-founder and Chief Technology Officer of Radio Data Networks Limited.

In his LinkedIn article, Protecting the Airwaves for the Next Generation, Brian reflects on the LPRA’s early work to support licence-exempt access to spectrum and how that helped short-range devices become part of everyday life. He explains why the industry still needs a collective voice in decisions about spectrum access and technical standards, particularly for smaller manufacturers and developers.

As Chairman, Brian plans to grow the Association’s membership, broaden its international engagement and encourage more organisations that develop and use short-range radio technology to take part in its work.

Read Brian’s full article on LinkedIn https://lnkd.in/p/eHGxWEnQ