Alexandra Walker, Powertrain and battery assembly launch manager, Ford of Europe

Alex Walker is responsible for all new major engine, e-drive and battery assembly manufacturing launches across Ford of Europe and is currently setting up a team to deliver significant new electric launches for Ford in Europe, which has promised to switch to all-EV for its cars by 2030. Walker was promoted in 2022 after impressing both in her previous role as powertrain warranty manager across Europe, but also in her role overseeing the quality of the eventual 11,700 ventilators Ford built for the NHS during the 2020 Covid outbreak. Walker started at Ford as a vacation trainee at the Ford chassis and axle plant in Swansea 1988 and has worked in a variety of roles in the company across product development, manufacturing and quality.