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Dave, who has been with Lotus for 17 years, previously held the role of
Chief Engineer, Development and CAE (Computer – Aided Engineering) for
Lotus Engineering. He brings to his new role a depth of knowledge and
experience in vehicle development, testing, durability and quality,
gained on a number of high profile and confidential projects within
Lotus Engineering and Lotus Cars. As an engineer, Dave has worked on all
Lotus cars since the Lotus Elise S2 in 2001.
Commenting on the appointment, Jean-Marc Gales, Chief Executive Officer
of Group Lotus plc said, “Dave has a well earned reputation within Lotus
for his passionate and disciplined approach to engineering development,
having been closely involved with some of Lotus Engineering’s most
demanding third party clients on many challenging projects. His
experience means that he is perfectly placed to lead the Lotus Cars
Vehicle Engineering Test and Development Team in ensuring that the
process of objective development of Lotus cars is to time, to budget and
to specification – and at the same time, making certain that the purity
of the Lotus driving experience is made even better.”
Gavan Kershaw, Technical Manager for Lotus Motorsport and who has been
at Lotus for 26 years, assumes the additional responsibilities for
dynamic attributes and evaluation for Lotus cars. Gavan has a very
strong ‘track record’ in developing such icons as the Lotus Exige in
2000, the Lotus Elise S2 in 2001, the Lotus Exige S2 in 2004 and all of
Lotus Motorsport’s cars since 1999, including the now legendary Lotus
2-Eleven.
Group Lotus plc also confirms that the current Chief Engineer of Vehicle
Test and Development, Matthew Becker will be leaving the business.
Jean-Marc Gales, continues “I would like to thank Matthew for his
contribution to Lotus over the last 26 years and wish him well for the
future. “We are committed to building a strong sustainable future for
this business and we are now well advanced in reshaping the organisation.
2015 is going to be a particularly important year for us and it is key
that we create the right organisational structure to seize the
opportunities that the year will bring.”
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