Iain Macbeth
Position:Senior Manager
Areas of expertise:Innovation, shared & future mobility and electromobility
Iain is a UK national and holds a Bachelor of Science in Transport Planning & Operation and Urban Policy & Management, awarded by Aston University, Birmingham.
His experience includes electric vehicles and charging infrastructure, hydrogen mobility, Advanced Air Mobility, eVTOL and drones, autonomous vehicles, cycle infrastructure, road safety, public transport, evaluation of proposals, projects and deployments, and project communication.
Before joining ERTICO, Iain was Director of Future Mobility at Red Sea Global, a Saudi Public Infrastructure Fund gigaproject, were he was responsible for the roll-out of the largest network of EV chargers powered by renewable energy in the Kingdom and the development of a hydrogen Centre of Excellence. Prior to his tenure in Saudi Arabia, he was Director of Electric Vehicle Strategy for Enterprise Rent-A-Car’s European operations, and was responsible for the largest fleet of hydrogen vehicles in the UK. Iain previously participated in many EU projects (including several ERTICO Partnership projects) through his role as Head of Foresight at Transport For London. During this time he established the London Automotive Forum, and was a member of the UK Automotive Council’s autonomous vehicle steering group. He was also advisor to the Deputy Mayor of London on urban air mobility and drones.