Meet our Senior Leadership Team
Our senior leadership team ensure that every project and programme is delivered with quality, innovative thinking and with an eye on the future. They define and deliver the vision and direction of the company. They support our clients’ journey to decarbonisation and ensure we accelerate their advantage.
Craig Wilson
Position - Chief Executive Officer
Craig joined WAE in November 2013, and in his capacity as CEO has seen the business successfully grow in automotive and motorsport, as well as apply the company’s technology and expertise into ... Read more
Andrew Carlisle
Andrew Carlisle is the Chief Commercial Officer of WAE with responsibility for overseeing the customer journey through to final delivery; partnering with them to accelerate a decarbonised ... Read more
James Colgate
Position - Chief Strategy Officer
James joins the WAE Executive Management Team as Chief Strategy Officer with responsibility for the design and execution of the company’s strategic growth plan. His role includes working with ... Read more
Chris Copland
Position - Chief Financial Officer
Chris joined WAE in March 2023 and brings with him 15 years of financial and commercial experience covering engineering, manufacturing, retail and professional services. Prior to joining WAE, ... Read more
Sam Coughlin
Position - Chief Operations Officer
Sam Coughlin is the Chief Operations Officer for Williams Advanced engineering, Sam is responsible for the organisational operations and delivery across the WAE business. Sam brings over 20 ... Read more
Rupert Finch
Position - General Counsel
Rupert joins us from Johnson Matthey Plc, where he spent 11 years. In the last 2 years he was Sector General Counsel for New Markets supporting amongst other areas its fuel cells, green hydrogen ... Read more
Paul McNamara
Position - Technical Director
Paul is responsible for overseeing the overall technical management and delivery of the company’s expanding range of projects in the automotive, motorsport, energy, defence and civil aerospace ... Read more
Celina Sykes
Position - HR Director
Celina Sykes has joined the Senior Leadership team as HR Director with a brief to develop and implement the company’s HR strategy for the continuous development, improvement and growth of the ... Read more
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