Following a 5-year tenure as Group Technology Officer for GKN Ltd, Jonathan became a lead member of the Advanced Propulsion Centre upon its founding in 2014, as Director of Competition and Programmes. Under his direction, the Advanced Propulsion Centre has funded programmes to the value of c.£1.1bn. Jonathan is also a long-standing member of the UK Automotive Council and as such has helped shape the thinking regarding the transition of the automotive industry to a zero-carbon future.