Britishvolt appoints Dr Graham Hoare, Ex-Ford boss, as operations director.
[Business Live] A senior figure from the UK automotive industry has joined the company hoping to set up a 3,000-job electric battery plant on the Northumberland coast.Dr Graham Hoare has joined Britishvolt after a 19-year career at Ford, where he was most recently chairman of Ford’s British operations and executive director for business transformation. He has also worked at Land Rover and BMW, and is currently joint chair of the Automotive Council UK.
Dr Hoare, who was awarded an OBE in 2018 for services to the automotive industry, has joined Britishvolt as president of global operations.
That job will see take reponsibility for leading Britishvolt’s global functional operations and seek out future expansion opportunities.
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The appointment comes as Britishvolt aims to set up a ‘gigafactory’ near Blyth creating 3,000 direct jobs and up to 5,000 in the supply chain.
Dr Hoare said:
Britishvolt’s mission to place itself at the forefront of battery technology is of great importance as we move, collectively, towards net-zero targets.
“It’s crucial that Britishvolt continues its impressive trajectory and delivers world-class products. Batteries will be at the very centre of the energy transition.”
“I am hugely excited to join the talented Britishvolt team and look forward to bringing my knowledge and experience acquired in the automotive industry to help play a part in Britishvolt’s future success.”
Britishvolt appoints senior automotive figure as gigaplant plans continue, May 20, 2021
