Lean Summit 2010 - New Horizons for Lean Thinking

Racing against Time: Building a New Lean Car Company

Antony Sheriff - Chief Executive, McLaren Motors

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Antony Sheriff Antony Sheriff graduated from Swarthmore College in the U.S. with a B.S. in Engineering and a B.A. in Economics. After working for Chrysler, The International Motor Vehicle Programme and McKinsey and Company. In 1995, Antony joined Fiat Auto ending up as Vice President Marketing.

Antony joined McLaren Automotive in 2003 as Managing Director. Antony’s responsibilities encompass the design, development and manufacture and distribution of current and future road cars.

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