Make it in Great Britain – Industry Champions

Current perceptions of the UK manufacturing industry are out-of-date and do not fairly represent the lively, dynamic sector that has developed, critics say.

As a part of the Make it in Great Britain campaign, 30 industry champions have been chosen to help challenge the idea that “Britain doesn’t make anything anymore”. See below to see the full list of champions and click on their names to read their individual biographies and what they and their company’s are doing to improve the image of industry in Great Britain.

INDUSTRY CHAMPIONS


Doreen Adusei
Fashionworks
Creative Director
 
Michael Ankers OBE
Construction Products Assoc.
Chief Executive
 
Mark Barclay
Airbus in the UK
Senior Vice President
 


Stephen Blatchford
Chas A Blatchford & Sons
CEO
 
Emma Bridgewater
Emma Bridgewater Ltd
Chairman and Founder
 
Alex Burns
Williams Grand Prix Holdings
Chief Executive Officer
 


Will Butler-Adams
Brompton Bicycles
Managing Director
 
John Campton
Premier Group
Key Accounts Manager
 
Mark Cropper
James Cropper
Chairman
 


Tom Crotty
Ineos
Group Director
 
Steve Eastham
Tata Global Beverages
VP of Operations
 
Kate Edwards
J8 Precision Ltd
Director
 


Roger Evans
Schaeffler
Plant Director
 
Liz Forthergill
Pennine Healthcare
Chief Executive
 
Joe Greenwell
Ford of Britain
Chairman
 


David Hewitt
Lotus Cars
Operations Director
 
Rob Kemp
Kemp Sails
MD
 
Juergen Maier
Siemens Industry Sector
Managing Director, Industry
 


Trevor Mann
Nissan
Senior VP Manufacturing
 
Ian McCubbin
GlaxoSmithKline
SVP, Supply Chain, GMS
 
Michael Ryan
Bombardier Aerospace
VP and GM


Dick Searle
The Packaging Federation
Chief Executive
 
Jonathan Short
ECO Plastics Ltd
Managing Director
 
Andrew Sims
Cooney Marine International
Director
 


Colin Smith
Rolls-Royce
Dir. Engineering and Technology
 
Brian Stone
Jaguar Land Rover
Body Construction Manager
 
Nigel Stuart
Discovery Yachts
Managing Director
 


Paul Taylor
Dynex Semiconductor
CEO
 
Stephen Uden
Microsoft
Head of Skills & Economic Affairs
 
Nigel Whitehead
BAE Systems
Group Managing Director