Don Newton

Group Technical Director

Axeon

Don’s role at Axeon is to lead the technology development of the new generation of EV and HEV batteries.  With over 26 years Automotive Engineering experience, Don joined Axeon in 2008 from Delphi Diesel Systems where he was Chief Electronics Engineer responsible for all aspects of Diesel Fuel Injection Electronics Engineering. He was previously Director of Electronics at Ricardo Consulting Engineers and prior to this held senior Engineering management positions with Motorola Automotive and Jaguar Cars Ltd.  Don holds an MSc in Electronics from Cranfield University, an MBA from the University of Warwick and was appointed in January 2010 to the UK Government’s Automotive Technology Council.