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Awards & Recognition

★AutoExpress Hall of Fame as 'Most Influential British Person in the Global Automotive Business' (2012)

★AutoExpress 'Person of the Past 30 Years' (2018)

★Automotive News 'All Stars' award in luxury car category (2018)

★AutoExpress Lifetime Achievement Award (2018)

★L.E.A.D.E.R. award from Automotive News Europe (2018)

★President's Trophy from Guild of Motoring Writers (2018)

★Dr. Neville Bain Memorial Award for Excellence in Director and Board Practice (2019)

★Men as Allies award by Women's Engineering Society (2021)

★Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) in 2014 New Year Honours

Notable Facts

→Known as the 'Godfather of EVs' for pioneering the Nissan Leaf electric car

→Former CEO of Aston Martin (2014-2020) and COO of Nissan

→Led Aston Martin's turnaround from near-bankruptcy to IPO on London Stock Exchange

→Launched iconic cars including Aston Martin DBX SUV and Valkyrie supercar

→Has Wikipedia page and extensive media presence

→Currently CEO of multiple companies including Palmer Automotive and Palmer Energy Technology

→Holds doctorate and is professor at multiple universities

→Founded charitable foundation for apprenticeships for disadvantaged youth

→Licensed race car driver and government advisor on export matters

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