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Chair

An experienced board chair, a chartered mechanical engineer and 135th President of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE). Terry is an automotive industry veteran, spending 10 years at Horiba MIRA as Commercial Director responsible for the MIRA Technology Park development. Through his career he has spent many years leading vehicle programmes and heading international market development.

CEO

A business development expert on strategy, sales, operations and customer service, Joe has a particular focus on building high impact start-ups, with a personal interest in innovations that transform industries for the benefit of humanity and the environment.

COO

Over 30 years’ working in mechanical engineering, drivetrain and power systems for winches and associated mechanical handling equipment. Managing Director of SME delivering engineering solutions to global markets including renewables, nuclear, offshore, fishing and civils.

CMO

A retired Doctor of Medicine, Jamie has had a change in direction having developed a passion for the renewable energy sector. Through Kleanbus he hopes to help propel our world into the next economic revolution.

Director of ESG

Lucy is a chartered environmentalist, environmental advisor and air quality expert. With an MSc in environmental technology and a BSc in environmental physics, Lucy also served as a governance board member for the Institute of Air Quality Management. Lucy has worked with a range of private and public sector organisations, including GLA and TfL advising on environmental policy development, analysis and assessment.

CFO

Rick is an experienced senior finance head with a broad skillset, offering a refreshing mix of financial control and commercial acumen. He has a consistent track record of providing valuable management information, driving collaboration and optimising performance, engagement and development in fast paced environments. Previously the Finance COO at the London Stock Exchange Group he has since focussed on start up and high growth companies.

Managing Director EMEA

John is a professional Chartered Engineer with 25 years’ experience in the automotive industry, spanning Ford Motor Company, Visteon, Jaguar Land Rover and Momentum Dynamics USA. He has worked across Product Engineering, Advanced Manufacturing Engineering, Vehicle Launch, Quality, Commercial and Business Development. He was awarded the European Henry Ford Award for Innovation. He is a 6-Sigma Master Black Belt Lean-Kaizen Sensei, which in short means he loves solving problems.

CTO

Mujtaba has always been passionate about achieving a clean, all-electric world and made his first electric vehicle model at the age of just 9. He holds a BSc in Mechanical Engineering, as well as two master’s degrees in Automotive Engineering and Control Engineering. He is a vehicle electrification specialist with broad engineering expertise and has worked on multiple Innovate-UK sponsored heavy-duty vehicle electrification projects. Additionally, he has been involved in commercial vehicle projects, including his contribution to the first Jaguar I-PACE.

Strategic Partnerships – US

Kristoffer Adams’ career spans service in state government, advocacy, and corporate negotiation. Kris seeks to serve innovative companies and proactive government entities by identifying and negotiating beneficial new relationships. As governments respond to unprecedented changes in sectors like energy, healthcare, and climate mitigation, they must have access to solutions that make these goals possible. Kris’s proven track record and broad experience give him a unique and valuable perspective to bring together the right pieces for effective change.

Strategic, Legal and Venture development

Dan is currently CEO of MarcX, a business consultancy company, and is a proven industry expert and leader, with experience in both business and legal roles within financial markets. Dan was co-head for EMEA after serving as General Counsel of one of the world’s largest interdealer brokers, Tradition, and sits on multiple advisory boards and committees. He helped create and was the CEO of two consortium-based electronic trading platforms (Trad-X and ParFX) and acted as the primary point of contact with central banks, regulators, trade associations and administrators. Dan has written submissions to industry-wide consultations, and authored various articles, op-eds and publications. He has appeared as a subject matter expert on television, radio and industry panels. Dan is a qualified solicitor and was Senior Counsel at the London Stock Exchange, where he was responsible for regulatory, IT, corporate and commercial legal work.

Industry expertise and business development

Rachel is currently the COO for Driving the Electric Revolution Centre. The Driving the Electric Revolution Industrialisation Centres (DER-ICs) Vision is “To make the UK globally recognised as the centre of excellence in Power Electronics, Machines and Drives (PEMD) manufacturing processes”. Previously Rachel was the Project Director for the Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Advanced Manufacturing (CESAM)

Research & Development Expert Advisor

Steve is a Chartered Engineer with more than 30 years’ experience gained leading projects within the Automotive Electronics, Construction, Aerospace and Renewables industries. With a wide range of product experience, ranging from complex electro-mechanical switches and mechatronic assemblies to large scale plastic moulded and metal fabricated products, Steve brings a wealth of capability in managing R&D, new product development and product launches to the Kleanbus team.

EV Repower and low emission mobility expertise

Simon is currently the Knowledge Transfer Manager for Low Emission Mobility at the KTN with ten years of experience in developing electric and hybrid vehicle technology and energy storage systems within the innovation sector. Previously Simon was the Head of Programmes at MAGTEC with a focus on EV repowers and was responsible for business development and project delivery across the truck and bus world.

US advisor and infrastructure and power specialist

Simon is MD of Rothschild & Co US Inc managing Global Advisory for Infrastructure and Power predominantly in North America and is leading the development of our US expansion plans.