Christopher Leonard
UK Civil Service
Sustainable Road Transport Programme Manager - Ministry of Defence
Matthew Ling
Suffolk County Council
Environment Strategy Programme Manager, Growth, Strategy and Infrastructure
Chris Rimmer
CENEX (The Centre of Ecellence for Low Carbon and Fuel Cell Technologies)
Deputy Head of Department, Energy Systems & Infrastructure
Graham Hodgson
CENEX (The Centre of Excellence for Low Carbon and Fuel Cell Technologies)
Team Leader - Technical Innovation
Catherine joined the BVRLA as Senior Policy Advisor in 2019. She leads the Association’s work on Decarbonisation and Future Mobility, with a keen focus on EV charging infrastructure and how we best support the transition of commercial vehicles.
Catherine has worked in senior policy roles for over 17 years and has experience of working within private, public sector and not-for-profit organisations.
Prior to joining the BVRLA, she worked for the British Retail Consortium, where she held the post of Head of Crime and Security policy.
Graham is Director, Supply Chain and Technology within the Automotive department at S&P Global Mobility. He leads and manages the global research practice for Propulsion, Battery, Charging and Thermal Systems component forecasting, comprising fifteen analysts based in major automotive markets.
Previously employed within Engineering, Graham has 10 years’ experience in Powertrain Development and Noise, Vibration and Harshness (NVH) having previously worked for Ricardo, Bentley Motors and Jaguar Land Rover. He joined IHS Markit in 2016. IHS Markit merged with S&P Global in March 2022.
Graham graduated from Loughborough University in the UK with a Master’s Degree in Automotive Engineering and is a Chartered Member of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers.