The Brit List 2015 - pictures

The top 50 British car industry execs 2015.

Willcox had a turbulent path to his current job. Nearly two years ago he left Nissan, where he was vice president in charge of European sales, to become VW’s UK managing director. But he’d barely settled into his new office before he w

Rose brings three clear things to Bentley, and they’re things the brand values. For one, he’s overseen a sales drive that has seen the number of Bentleys rolling out of Crewe double. Secondly, VW trusts his judgement on what a Bentley

Jackson had only just been promoted into her new job when we put together last year’s list, which is why she was in 39th place. The past 12 months, though, have seen her settle into her new role with aplomb. The C4 Cactus, which was la

When you’ve enjoyed the sort of success that has come JLR’s way in recent years, the trick is knowing how to keep the momentum going. That’s the challenge Hallmark faces in the coming 12 months. At 52, he’s worked for Porsche, Bentley

A familiar name on this list and a great example of how the industry can allow people to work their way up from shop floor to boardroom. Fleming started as a worker at Halewood but proved an adept leader and progressed from running tha

A storming year for the UK’s best known car designer, and the highest placed one on our list. Callum is the driving force behind Jaguar’s styling, and has been busy dealing with the XE, XF, F-Type and the forthcoming F-Pace – a stellar

Another to have built a long career with the same company, Mann, 54, has gone from being one of the first employees on the shop floor at Nissan’s Sunderland factory, to running the plant, to more senior management roles. He’s overseen

Aldred, 45, has spent his whole career with GM, but it’s not been a quiet life. Although still only in his mid-40s, he’s already done his time as managing director of Vauxhall in the UK, where he revitalised the factories at Ellesmere

There are few tougher jobs in the car world than running Jeep. Not because it’s struggling, but because you have to answer to formidable Fiat Group chief executive Sergio Marchionne. Last year Marchionne came up with a nice round targe

It’s been a generally pretty horrible year for General Motors, with huge numbers of recalls and evidence that the company had ignored warnings about failing components. For many in the business, it’s been a bruising experience, but for