The People At The Wheel

The driving force behind Liberty Electric Cars is a team of people whose collective experience and know-how is guiding the company to its aim of becoming a global leader in EV technology for SUVs, MPVs, fleets and commercial vehicles that are zero emission, reduce noise pollution and provide high performance, quality and reliability at a commercially acceptable price.

Barry Shrier
Chairman

barry.shrier@liberty-ecars.com

Barry Shrier is a technology entrepreneur with proven board-level general management experience. Charismatic and well-educated, Barry holds expertise in international start-ups, fundraising and investor relations. As managing director at Deutsche Bank, he commercialised the mobile payment system - Pay Box.

Ian Hobday
CEO

ian.hobday@liberty-ecars.com

Ian has international experience in sales, marketing and general management and a track record of growing businesses and delivering profit improvement within multinational companies. Ian is co founder of several innovative start-up companies and has extensive experience in developing business opportunities worldwide.

Petra Beitl
Marketing Director

petra.beitl@liberty-ecars.com

Petra has 15 years experience in working as communications and marketing director for multinational companies such BASF and Arch Chemicals. She holds a degree from the European Business School in Paris and speaks four languages.

Darren West
CFO

darren.west@liberty-ecars.com

Darren is a commercially decisive, profit oriented, customer service focused, qualified Chartered Accountant. He has extensive international experience having worked in more than 30 countries including knowledge of acquisitions, mergers and disposals.

Jevon Thurston-Thorpe
Director of Design & Engineering

jevon.thorpe@liberty-ecars.com

Jevon brings 30 years of experience in design and engineering in the automotive sector. He has led the manufacturing and retailing at London Taxis, introduced multi-product development strategy at Manganese Bronze Innovations, has been responsible for the conception of the Mercedes Vito Taxi and headed up the Design & Engineering team at Modec, manufacturer of the world’s first ground up zero emission electric truck.