Nuneaton-based Horiba MIRA (www.horiba-mira.com) — a world leader in advanced automotive engineering, research, development and testing — has appointed Graeme Stewart as its new chief technical officer.

He will take overall responsibility for technical strategy, implementation and delivery, with all of Horiba MIRA’s engineering, testing, connected-vehicle, autonomous-vehicle and vehicle resilience teams reporting to him.

Mr Stewart brings with him a wealth of engineering experience; he most recently held the position of programme management director at Ricardo Automotive Division, where he was responsible for the management and delivery of all projects against a number of performance targets.

Before that, he was managing director of the Ricardo Vehicle Systems Business Unit, where he had full commercial performance, sales and project delivery responsibility.

He also spent 10 years at Visteon, culminating in the role of business and product development manager.

Mr Stewart said: “It’s a very exciting time to be joining Horiba MIRA.

“Not only does the organisation operate with its people, culture and values at its heart, but its long-term vision through investment in engineering, R&D and facilities has been clearly demonstrated.

“Automotive technology is evolving rapidly in disciplines such as cyber-security, electrification and CAV. Horiba MIRA is at the forefront of this, adding value to its customers by leveraging the synergies between its engineering and testing business, alongside R&D.

"The team here is working incredibly hard to ensure that the vehicles of the future are safer, cleaner and smarter, and I’m hugely optimistic as to how we can meet our customers’ needs in these areas of emerging technology.”