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Former Transport Minister and automotive industry
veteran Steve Norris joins Evtec Automotive as
Chairman
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Evtec Automotive is a Midlands based Tier One
supplier, supplying the automotive industry with key components
for future electric vehicles
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Evtec’s mission is to source, make, deliver and
sustainably dispose of zero emissions technologies, while
delivering social change
Evtec Automotive, an electric vehicle automotive
supply specialist and member of the Auto Innovation Group, has
appointed Steve Norris as Chairman it has been
announced.
Norris, a former UK Minister for Transport, has been
a board member of many public and privately held companies and
has a 50-year association with the UK automotive
industry.
Evtec Automotive is a key part of the Auto Innovation
Group which has been formed to create long-term investments in
the UK automotive industry. A large part of its portfolio focuses
on advanced technologies for electrified vehicles and businesses
with strong ESG – environmental, social and governance –
credentials.
David Roberts, Chairman Auto Innovation
Group “I am delighted that Steve is joining Evtec
Automotive as Chairman. His experience will be invaluable to us
as we grow the business, bolstering the strategically important
UK supply base for electrified vehicles that is vital to the
future competitiveness of our industry.
“It’s equally important that he shares our values and
ethical ethos. Our mission is to source, make, deliver and
sustainably dispose of zero emissions technologies. While at the
same time using our resources to drive social change and helping
to employ more disadvantaged people.”
Steve Norris, Chairman Evtec
Automotive “I have had a long association with the
automotive and transport industry, but this is the most exciting,
pivotal moment for the sector in my career. We face huge
challenges, adapting to an electrified, zero-emissions future.
Which is why I am so pleased to be joining Evtec Automotive, a
new business but one that is incredibly well placed to meet those
challenges, supporting and supplying the UK car industry as it
transitions to electric technologies.
“Cost and quality is paramount in this industry and
Evtec can deliver on both, but it will deliver with social
purpose at its core and that is something that I am equally proud
to be associated with.”
Evtec Automotive, based in Coventry, counts Jaguar
Land Rover and other major car manufacturers amongst its customer
base as a Tier One supplier in the rapidly growing EV sector. Its
sales are now back to pre-Covid crisis levels and it plans to
expand to serve increasing demand for electrified
vehicles.
