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Jean-Marc Gales is a senior general manager in the automotive sector with a strong turnaround track record. He is CEO of Wrightbus, growing the innovative UK zero-emissions transportation business into a world leader; now the no.1 and fastest growing zero emission bus manufacturer in UK, with an accelerating footprint expanding through Europe and Asia.
He was #2 and a member of the Main Board at Peugeot SA (€55bn turnover), as CEO of Peugeot and Citroën (€45bn turnover). He was also CEO of Lotus Group and Woodham Mortimer, where he achieved the successful turnarounds, and CLEPA, the European Association of Automotive Suppliers.
He has also been Senior Advisor to the Chairman of Geely Auto, the Chinese automotive group, and a member of the main board of Dongfeng Peugeot Citroën Automobile Co Ltd, Peugeot’s Chinese JV, and of Europcar. He previously led marketing and sales for BMW, Rolls Royce, Fiat, Volkswagen Group, Mercedes Benz, Peugeot and Citroën.
Jean-Marc has an MSc in Management from Imperial College, London and an MSc in Mechanical Engineering from Karlsruhe University. A native of Luxembourg, he is fluent in English, French, German and Italian. He lives between Italy and the UK, where he has been based for the last 10 years. 
