Geoff Dowding

Vauxhall Viva

Shawshank Redemption

Golf / Learning the drums

Private Villa in the sun

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Engagement Model Offered

NED; Fractional; Advisory; Interim

Suited to Organisational Types

Start-ups; Scale-ups; SME; Corporate

Geoff is an Advisor and Consultant with over 45 years of experience across global automotive and luxury brands. He has held senior leadership roles including Executive Director Sales & Aftersales at Lotus Cars, COO at Al Habtoor Motors (UAE), Director at Bentley Mulliner and Regional MD at Bentley Motors.

He supports organisations in identifying commercial challenges and building structured, executable plans that deliver sustainable results across international markets.

Geoff’s Arena

  • Automotive, Luxury & International Markets.

  • Technical Focus: Commercial Development & Go-to-Market Strategy.

  • Function Expertise: Market Entry, International Growth, Customer Experience.

Superpowers

  • Identifies core commercial issues and builds structured plans that deliver.

  • Understands complex variables to support effective organisational decision-making.

  • Leads organisations across cultures and functions to drive performance.

  • Builds strong alignment across teams, stakeholders and leadership.

Impact in Action

  • Bentley: Established long-term presence in the China market.

  • Bentley Mulliner: Re-established the division as a significant and credible contributor to the business.

  • Al Habtoor Motors (UAE): Led operations of 1,500 staff with turnover of $1.5bn.

  • Entrepreneurship: Founded and developed his own consulting business.

Working style

  • Collaborative, insightful and people-first.

  • Focused on building alignment, understanding complexity and delivering results through strong relationships.

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