Richard Parry-Jones

Richard has had a long and distinguished career in the automotive industry. He spent over 30 years in senior executive positions at Ford Motor Company, including Group Vice President of Global Product Development and served as its Chief Technical Officer for 10 years.

Richard’s non-executive career has included positions working with the Government as Co-Chair of the UK Automotive Council and in infrastructure sectors as Chairman of Network Rail and Chairman of Kelda Group Holdings and Yorkshire Water. He also served for 10 years as a non-executive director of GKN Plc, a global leader in automotive and aerospace systems, including the role of senior independent director.

Richard’s other current roles include Visiting Professor at Loughborough University and Chairman of the Faraday Challenge Advisory Board.

Richard joined the Board as Non-Executive Chairman in January 2019.