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New chief exec for the SMMT
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Following Christopher Macgovvan's resignation, former SMMT man Paul Everitt is to take the reins in the new year. Chris Tindall reports.
THE SOCIETY OF Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) has named its new chief executive who will replace Christopher Macgowan in the new year.
Paul Everitt, currently director of civil air transport and communications at the Society of British Aerospace Companies (SBAC), will take over the role on 2January. Prior to joining the SBAC he was the SMMT's head of communications, economics and policy.
Everitt played a major role in launching and developing the Motor Industry Sustainability Report. which tracks annual CO2 emissions, and took a lead on a range of high-profile SMMT policy campaigns.
Macgowan, who revealed his plans to A Macgowan resigns step down during the CV Show in April, says he is looking forward to dedicating more time to personal interests after nine years in the role.
The SMMT does not expect Everitt's appointment to bring a shift in focus;a spokesman says: "Inevitably when you get a change of person there may be changes as they employ their own personal preferences and personality, but I can't imagine there will he any [fundamental] changes."
The announcement of Macgowan's replacement comes as the SMMT exclusively reveals to Commercial Motor the results of an industry-wide survey showing that the biggest issue facing the automotive sector is CO, emissions and their impact on manufacturing and design.
"Companies and manufacturers have issues over their [carbon] footprint and then there are the issues of supply of vehicles meeting increasingly tough emissions legislation," the spokesman adds. "Road pricing is also significantly influenced by emissions."
FOR MORE ON THIS AND RELATED SUBJECTS www.roadtransport.com/cm