Carl-Peter Forster

Carl-Peter Forster started his career at McKinsey & Company as a management consultant in 1982. After four years, he joined BMW in Munich, becoming a member of the Executive Board in 1999 as Head of Global Manufacturing.

In 2001, he joined the European division of General Motors and became Managing Director of Opel and Vice President of GM Europe. In 2006 he became CEO and President of GM Europe and joined the parent company’s Global Automotive Strategy Board. After leaving General Motors, he became Group CEO at Tata Motors, including full responsibility for the Jaguar Land Rover.

From 2013 to 2019, Carl-Peter Forster was Special Advisor to the Chairman of the Geely Group, holding board positions at Volvo Cars Group, Gothenburg, Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd, Hong Kong, as well as CEVT, the Geely engineering centre in Gothenburg and Chairman of The London Electric Vehicle Company (formerly The London Taxi Company)

Carl-Peter Forster is currently Chairman of Chemring Plc, Chairman of the Shareholder Committee of Hella KGaA; and a member of the boards of IMI Plc., Babcock Plc, The Mobility House AG, Gordon Murray Design Ltd., Kinexon GmbH, Clear Motion Ltd., Envisiscs Ltd., and LeddarTech Ltd.