McLaren man on Council
November 24th, 2009 by Richard Aucock
MCLAREN F1 designer Gordon Murray is to become deputy chairman of the new Automotive Council.
The announcement by Lord Mandelson sees him sit alongside fellow deputy David Smith of Jaguar Land Rover.
Both will report to joint chairmen Lord Mandelson and Richard Parry Jones. Other Council members include:
Joe Greenwell: Ford
Bill Parfitt: GM
Kenneth Keir: Honda
Trevor Mann: Nissan
Jurgen Hedrich: BMW
Graham Smith: Toyota
Jon Carling: Aston Martin
Franz-Josef Paefgen: Bentley
Dave Keene: RDM Automotive/Niche Vehicles Group
Gwenne Henricks: Perkins Engines
Andrea Paver: Leyland Trucks
Hermann Kaess: Robert Bosch
Nigel Stein: GKN Auto
Jerry Hardcastle: Nissan
Barry Dodd: Addpower Technologies
Paul Everitt: SMMT
John Miles: ARUP
Dave Osborne: UNITE
Brian Collins: Chief Scientific Adviser, BIS & DfT
The Council was announced earlier this month as part of the Government’s response to recommendations made in the industry-led report from the New Automotive Innovation and Growth.
A Supply Chain Council and a Technology Council will also be set up as part of the Automotive Council which will address the strategic challenges facing the car industry over the longer term.
Membership has been drawn from a wide ranging area of expertise and represents every part of the sector, says Mandelson.
What are your thoughts on the line-up?
Government launches Automotive Council
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