Dr. Julian Turner, CEO, Westfield Technology Group, UK

Overview

Brief Biography

Julian Turner is the CEO of Westfield Technology Group – Consisting of Westfield Sportscars, Westfield Autonomous Vehicles and the National Engineering Academy. He joined Westfield in 2006 as MD after previously working, and living, around the globe for The Boeing Company (Seattle), BAE Systems (Airbus), Mott MacDonald Engineering Consultancy, Cathay Pacific (Hong Kong), Emirates (Dubai), SRTechnics, Aero Inventory and British Midland. Julian has been involved in the Acquisition, Risk Management and Integration of a number of companies in both the Global Aviation and Automotive Sectors. He Chairs the Niche Vehicle Network OEM Working Group and has held several Non Executive Positions at Hardy Transaction Management, HICOM Potenza (Malaysia), Potenza Technology, Tong (China) and Creative Example. Julian was awarded SME Director of the Year for the Midlands in 2016, won the prestigious Global Autocar Innovation award 2019, is a Chartered Engineer, and holds an Honorary Doctorate from Birmingham City University for Electric Vehicle Technology.