Sean Worrall linkedin.com/in/sean-worrall
■ Career history: Business and Skills Development Manager, GKN Automotive Innovation Centre, UK Business Development Manager, GKN Automotive Innovation Centre, UK Account Development Manager, GKN Land Systems, UK Key Account Manager (JLR, Ford), ThyssenKrupp Tallent, UK ■ Education highlights: Executive MBA, Warwick Business School, UK IET Chartered Engineer BEng (Hons), Manufacturing Engineering, Brunel University, UK
■ Nationality: British
■ Languages:
English (native) Italian (basic)
■ Career achievements: Leading the development of an engineering research centre with Nottingham and Newcastle Universities for next- generation power electronics and motor drives for future electric vehicles. With a £3 million budget, the centre will lead to the generation of 10 PhD research programmes and differentiating technology for GKN. Led the bid writing and application for a £16 million UK government co-funded consortium project. Managed the project for GKN LandSystems to develop hybrid electric buses. This project resulted in the acquisition and formation of the GKN Automotive Innovation Centre, moving the focus to automotive. Led the development of new production facilities for work I had won in the UK, Belgium and Turkey, from an empty factory, through to production line installation, to customer approved product, supplying Ford with an annual turnover of £24 million.
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