Clipper Team

Driving our mission forwards

At the helm of Clipper Automotive are industry veterans and innovators, each bringing a wealth of experience and a unique perspective to the table. ‘

Their combined expertise spans decades and diverse sectors, from global automotive giants to pioneering startups.

  • Dr. Alex Howard

    Dr. Alex Howard

    CEO

    20+ years experience in industrial engineering. BSc Engineering from Durham, MSc from Nottingham and PhD in Manufacturing Systems.

    Broad and deep industrial experience in operations; including life-sciences, audio-visual tech, and telecoms; from global corporates to SMEs.

  • Oliver Needham

    Oliver Needham

    CFO

    Chartered Acct, INSEAD MBA, BSc Medical Sciences. Head office functions of at Tesco PLC and BT PLC.

    Experiences across operational finance, interim/annual report writing, and commercial finance structuring.

    Raised $50m as CFO of Volta Trucks.

  • Alan Foster

    Alan Foster

    CMO

    45+ years in international automotive manufacturing industry at General Motors, Toyota & Ford.

    Over 30 years in executive and board positions. Recently left McLaren after 17 years to establish AKMC Consulting Ltd, specialising in manufacturing operations systems and facilities management.

  • Haydn Baker

    Haydn Baker

    CPO

    35 years experience in the Automotive industry across initial specification, styling, design, build, validation, launch and post SOP.

    20 years of delivery in the traditional OEM (McLaren). Last 15 years delivering full vehicle programs whilst building companies and teams from the ground up.

  • Richard Williams

    Richard Williams

    NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Experienced Chairman, Non-Executive Director in public, private, large and small companies.

    Investor Relations Director at Virgin Media and Altice delivering shareholder value. Led successful IPO and £13bn acquisition (Altice) and a £16bn company sale (Virgin Media.)

Partner Network

Sustainable together
Clipper is part of a network of industry leaders and innovators in sustainable transport.

At Clipper our partnerships span industry leaders like Centrus, Niche Vehicle Network, Innovate UK, and Birmingham and Oxford city councils.

We’re also aligned with media outlets such as Green TV and AutoExpress, and innovators like Hoppa.

Our collaboration extends to specialized firms like Oliver Penney Engineering, Sovereign Gears, Embedism and OpenInverter

Together, we’re steering the future of sustainable commercial transport.

Funding Partners