Press release -
Jonathan Hewett appointed as Chief Executive at Thatcham Research
Thatcham Research is delighted to announce the appointment of Jonathan Hewett as its new Chief Executive as of 7 January 2019. Jonathan replaces Peter Shaw, who stepped down in June due to ill-health, after seven years in the role.
Jonathan brings a wealth of senior management, international and strategic leadership skills from across the insurance, automotive, and financial sectors at a significant time for the company as it approaches its 50th Anniversary.
Jonathan’s expertise will lead and evolve Thatcham Research’s strategy, and help guide its Insurer Members through vehicle safety, repair and security in a period of exponential technological advancements in connectivity, future automated driving capabilities as well as complex vehicle materials and structures.
He joins from Octo Telematics where he was Global Chief Marketing Officer and drove business growth at Board level. In this key strategic role, he worked closely with insurers, vehicle manufacturers, fleet and rental organisations as well as government bodies, understanding and providing digital solutions in the age of the Internet of Things.
Prior to this, he has held various senior leadership and international roles across the automotive, insurance and finance sectors, including AIG, Dealflo Ltd, Dixons PLC, Post Office Direct, Sainsbury’s Bank and Barclays Bank.
Graham Gibson, Chairman at Thatcham Research comments: “In a period when cars will change out of all recognition as we know them today, I am delighted that Jonathan has been appointed as Chief Executive. He brings considerable knowledge and experience, combined with great leadership skills.”
Jonathan Hewett comments: “We are amid once in a lifetime changes to our relationship with cars and mobility in general. The consequent impact on insurers and the automotive sector present enormous opportunities to improve consumer experience and efficiency for businesses. Over the last 50 years, Thatcham Research has provided crucial insight and data driven analysis for insurers and the automotive industry as a whole, and I am very much looking forward to working with the team in pursuit of our vision – safer cars and fewer crashes.”
Topics
- Transport
Thatcham Research is the independent voice of automotive safety, security & repair, advising motorists, insurers and vehicle manufacturers to help reduce accident frequency, severity and costs and to realise the vision of ‘Safer cars, fewer crashes’, while driving standards in vehicle security.
As well as its world leading crash and track research, Thatcham Research develops repair methods amongst a number of other products and services within the collision repair industry for insurers, motor manufacturers, equipment manufacturers and suppliers.
In addition, Thatcham Research has administered the Association of British Insurer’s (ABI) Group Rating system for the past 50 years. Group Rating is an advisory system intended to provide insurers with the relative risk of private cars and light commercial vehicles.
A founder member of the international Research Council for Automobile Repairs (RCAR), Thatcham Research has also been a member of the European New Car Assessment Programme (Euro NCAP) since 2004.
