Iain Wight

First car:

Hobby:

Recommended book:

Go to holiday:

Best boss:

Ford Escort Mk1

MTB, skiing, motorsport

1984

Skiing or MTB

Tony Purnell

Engagement Model Offered

Advisory; Chair; NED

Suited to Organisational Types

Start-ups; Scale-ups

Iain is a Chairman and senior commercial leader with over 40 years of experience across automotive, motorsport, aerospace and advanced technologies. He has held leadership roles at Williams Advanced Engineering, Ricardo plc, InoBat, Williams F1 and McMurtry Automotive.

He supports organisations in turning complex, high-performance technologies into clear commercial strategies, securing the major deals required to scale them into successful businesses.

Iain’s Arena

• Automotive, Motorsport, Aerospace & Advanced Technologies.

• Technical Focus: High-Performance Vehicle & Battery Technology.

• Function Expertise: Commercial Strategy, Business Development, Market Growth.

Superpowers

• Converts technically advanced, often pre-revenue innovations into high-value contracts and long-term revenue streams.

• Drives commercial leadership and revenue growth across complex organisations.

• Leads strategic market development and high-value deal making.

• Brings cross-functional technical and operational understanding to commercial execution.

Impact in Action

• Secured over €560m in commercial orders for a single organisation.

• Increased company valuation from £60m to £160m within two years.

• Won and led multiple landmark high-value engineering programmes.

• Managed £400m+ commercial responsibility and led teams of up to 170 people.

Working style

• Strategic, commercially driven and hands-on.

• Balances big-picture thinking with direct involvement to deliver results.