Joe Greenwell

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Joseph Greenwell CBE, DL (born 8 May 1951) is a British business executive.

He was educated at Purbrook Grammar School and at the University of East Anglia (BA, English and American Literature). [1] He served as chairman and CEO of Jaguar Land Rover from 2003 to 2005 and Chairman of Ford UK from 2009 to 2013. [2] He was appointed a CBE in the Queen's birthday honours 2011.

In June 2013 he was appointed head of the UK's Automotive Investment Organisation, [3] a position he held until 2015.

In July 2013 he took up the position of chair of the RAC Foundation - a transport research organisation and registered charity. [4]

He became chair of the University of East Anglia Council in 2016. [5]

In January 2018 it was revealed that Greenwell would become Chairman of Xtrac Limited which describes itself as being recognised "as the worldwide leader in the design and manufacture of transmission systems supporting a wide client base covering top level Motorsport and high performance Automotive". [6] Greenwell started the role in July 2018.

He is a Deputy Lieutenant of Warwickshire. [7]

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References

  1. ‘GREENWELL, Joseph’, Who's Who 2014, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2014
  2. "Ford chairman Joe Greenwell CBE elects to retire: MD Mark Ovenden takes on dual role". Ford of Britain . Retrieved 19 October 2014.
  3. "Joe Greenwell to Lead Automotive Investment Organisation" . Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  4. "New Chairman for RAC Foundation". RAC Foundation . Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  5. "Business experts join UEA leadership". University of East Anglia . Retrieved 15 July 2016.
  6. "Xtrac Appoints Joe Greenwell as Chairman" . Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  7. Appointments