Andy Palmer

This article is about the auto company executive. For the musician, see N. A. Palmer. For other people, see Andrew Palmer.

Andy Palmer
CMG FIMechE
Palmer in 2009
Born (1963-06-30) 30 June 1963 (age 61)
Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England
EducationUniversity of Warwick
Cranfield University
Occupation(s)Automotive executive and engineer
TitleCEO at Palmer Automotive Ltd, CEO at Pod Point
Spouse(s)Alice (divorced)
Hitomi (divorced)
Children4
Websitedrandypalmer.com

Andrew Charles Palmer CMG FIMechE (born 30 June 1963) is an English automotive executive and engineer. He has been described as the 'Godfather of EVs' [1] due to his work launching the Nissan Leaf in 2010 whilst COO at the Japanese company.[2] Palmer is also known for launching Aston Martin's first SUV, the DBX, and first mid-engined sports car, Valkyrie, during his tenure as CEO from 2014 to 2020.[3] Palmer was previously CEO and Executive Vice-chairman of electric bus and van company, Switch.[4] He resigned from this role in 2022.[5] Palmer was appointed Interim CEO of PodPoint in July 2023.[6]

In addition, Palmer is founder and CEO of Palmer Automotive Ltd (most notably leading a bid on behalf of Punch, to acquire Nissan Motor Iberica in Barcelona[7]), and Chairman of InoBat, a Slovakian developer of electric vehicle 'intelligent' batteries, Chairman of Hilo Ltd,[8] the EV Scooter manufacturer, Chairman of IONETIC, the battery pack technology company and Chairman of Brill Power, the battery technology provider.[9][10][11][12][13][14]

In 2017, Palmer was appointed chairman of the productivity and skills commission of the new West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA).[15] He was previously the chief planning officer, executive vice-president and member of the executive committee of Nissan Motor Company.[16][17] Reporting directly to Nissan's president and CEO, Carlos Ghosn, Palmer shared the chief operating officer role with two Nissan executives.[18][19][20] Palmer was also chairman of Infiniti, and president of Nissan Motor Light Truck Co, a member of the board of directors of Nissan (China) Investment Company (NCIC), and of Nissan's joint ventures with India's Ashok Leyland.

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  8. ^ www.studioecht.com (7 November 2019). "Vďaka nemu má svet rýchlejšie počítače. Teraz má Radoslav Danilák ešte väčšie ambície". IPM. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
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  11. ^ "Aston Martin Lagonda - 2019 Annual Report".
  12. ^ "InoBat Auto announces intention to build its third gigafactory in Western Europe". Inobat Auto. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  13. ^ World, Automotive (3 April 2023). "IONETIC reinforces senior leadership team with appointment of automotive industry veteran Dr. Andy Palmer CMG as Chairman". Automotive World. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  14. ^ "Ex-Aston Martin CEO Palmer joins U.K. battery sensor maker Brill". Automotive News Europe. 15 August 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
  15. ^ "Aston Martin chief to lead new skills push". Birmingham Post. 5 April 2017. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
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  19. ^ "Nissan Reshuffles Top Leadership After Underwhelming Q2 Results". WardsAuto. 1 November 2013. Retrieved 15 December 2013.
  20. ^ "NISSAN ANNOUNCES SENIOR MANAGEMENT APPOINTMENTS". Nissan. 1 November 2013. Archived from the original on 16 December 2013. Retrieved 15 December 2013.