About this episode

Andy Barratt discusses his extensive experience in the automotive industry and shares insights on its future.

From Ford Britain to the Future of Automotive — with Andy Barratt Andy Barratt spent nearly 25 years at Ford Motor Company, rising to Managing Director of Ford Britain — a business responsible for 450,000 vehicles annually and $14 billion in revenue. Since then, he's held senior leadership roles across the Middle East and now advises organisations on transformation and growth. In this episode, Andy shares hard-won lessons from leading one of the UK's most important businesses through Brexit and Covid, his experience transforming automotive retail operations in the Middle East, and his unfiltered view on where the industry is heading next. 🔁 Connect & Subscribe • Follow Ignite & Scale on Spotify / Apple • Discover more at cambriaprivatecapital.com • Follow Mike Allen for future episodes & insights

People in this episode

Host: Mike Allen

Guest: Andy Barratt

Topics covered

• automotive industry
• leadership
• transformation
• growth
• retail operations
• Brexit
• Covid

Keywords

• automotive
• leadership
• transformation
• Ford
• Brexit
• Covid
• retail operations
• Middle East

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Ford Motor Company, Ford Britain

Places: Middle East, UK

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