Sir Alan Jones

Board Appointee

Biography

Alan joined Toyota Motor Manufacturing (UK) Limited at its inception in 1990 as Manufacturing Director and became Toyota’s first local Managing Director in April 2001.

In June 2003, Alan was named Chairman of Toyota Motor Manufacturing (UK) Limited, Executive Vice-President at Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing Europe and Managing Officer of Toyota Motor Corporation Japan.

Following the legal merger of Toyota Motor Europe, Toyota Motor Marketing Europe and Toyota Motor Engineering and Manufacturing in October 2005, Alan assumed the position of Executive Vice-President, Manufacturing Group, Toyota Motor Europe.

Currently he is Senior Executive advisor to Toyota Motor Europe and Chairman Emeritus of Toyota Motor Manufacturing (UK) Limited.

In April 2006, he took responsibility for the Chairmanship of Semta (Science, Engineering, Manufacturing, Technologies Alliance). Sir Alan is also the Employer Champion for 14-19 Diplomas.

Alan is focused on encouraging UK industry and its total supply base to improve their worldwide competitiveness from a platform of shop floor excellence and technical development, based on progressive education and training with a strong science engineering focus.