Andrew has vehicle testing and development experience, working at Formula 1 and other motor sport companies.
She has been the managing director of the special vehicles department and vice president of security and defence at Millbrook.
Andrew said: “After almost a decade working at Millbrook, I look forward to harnessing my experience and skills to build on our UK operations, ensuring we continue to offer the highest level of testing solutions in a fast-changing world of mobility. Innovation and development are the vital ingredients to progress in transportation – we aim to build on our status as a market-leader in testing; from component level to whole vehicle, supporting our clients’ programmes to create safer and cleaner vehicles, growing our new areas of expertise in the emerging technologies for autonomous, connected and electric vehicles.”
“There is also a personal significance for me in my new role, as my father worked at the Leyland site, so it is a special feeling to have it in my portfolio as well. He would be very proud.”
UTAC has a facility in Millbrook, Bedfordshire that has testing ground facilities. They also have a second site in Leyland, Lancashire which focuses on electrification and autonomous production development.