Alan Malby

Ford Fiesta

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Legionnaire - Simon Murray

Jersey

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Engagement Model Offered

Day Rate / Hourly Rate; Technical / Advisory; Project Based; Interim / Contract; Full time Transition

Suited to Organisational Types

Start-ups; Scale-ups; SME; Corporate

Alan is an engineering and technology leader with 35 years of experience across automotive, mobility, EV, clean technology and defence, including Gordon Murray Automotive and Concept2Customer. He specialises in powertrain and electrification, battery systems, systems engineering and vehicle integration, with extensive experience leading people, programmes and complex technology development.

He is often brought in to solve difficult engineering and technology problems, recover programmes that have lost direction or support challenging business decisions. Combining deep technical expertise with strong commercial awareness, Alan brings people together, cuts through complexity and turns engineering decisions into practical business outcomes.

Alan’s Arena

  • Automotive, Mobility, EV, Clean Technology & Defence.

  • Technical Focus: Powertrain & EMS, Electrification, Battery Systems, Systems Engineering, Vehicle Integration, Emissions & Certification.

  • Function Expertise: Engineering & Technology Leadership, Programme Delivery & Recovery, Product Development, Technical Due Diligence, Commercial Strategy & Board Advisory.

Superpowers

  • Brings people together and creates alignment around complex challenges.

  • Gets deep into technical detail to identify what really matters.

  • Connects engineering decisions to cost, risk, timing and business priorities.

  • Cuts through complexity to get difficult projects moving.

Impact in Action

  • Supported the sale of CAPSE Ltd in 2025 through multi-partner stakeholder coordination.

  • Developed an AI-enabled big data analysis tool in 10 days, delivering £750k in cost savings.

  • Established an indigenous EV capability for Bharat Forge as part of a global OEM programme.

Working style

  • People, process and product.

  • Sees people as individuals, building trust and alignment at every level.

  • Combines technical depth with commercial and strategic thinking.

  • Practical, decisive and focused on getting things done.

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