The NEAA is led by a strong Executive and Advisory Board, who represent the diverse nature of the automotive industry.
Until November 30, 2017 Matt Boyle was President and CEO of Sevcon; a Nasdaq listed, Global, North East England Headquartered company which is at the forefront of the global electrification. During Matt’s Presidency Sevcon grew from a $20M industrial business in 1997 to a Company acquired by BorgWarner for $200M in September 2017 which was predominately automotive focused. Matt consults for German, Italian, US, Chinese and UK companies all associated with electrification.
Matt was one of the authors of the Stephenson Challenge. The Challenge, part of OSCF Wave 3, is developing and growing the UK’s supply chain capability in Power Electronics, Machines and Drives across Automotive, Aerospace, Energy, Industrial, Marine, Off Highway and Rail sectors. He’s continued to assist the UKRI team develop the next steps in realising the vision for Driving the Electric Revolution (DER). Matt was, until January 2020, the Interim Challenge Director for DER. Matt is now building a new drives business working in Aerospace, Automotive, Off Highway and Energy sectors.
Matt is a member of the IET Industrial skills policy group and is the Chair of the North East Automotive Alliance (NEAA). Matt was awarded an OBE for services to Engineering and Skills in the 2018 New Year honours list.
