Jonathan Neale
| Jonathan Neale | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Jonathan Neale Woking, Surrey, England United Kingdom |
| Residence | Guildford |
| Nationality |
 British |
| Other names | John Neale |
| Education | Nottingham University |
| Occupation | Group COO of McLaren Technology Group |
| Employer | McLaren Group |
| Known for |
McLaren Group McLaren Racing |
| Home town | Guildford |
Jonathan Neale is a British businessman and director of McLaren Technology Group, currently employed by McLaren Technology Group, by McLaren Group. Neale's role includes managing the group operation, alongside Zak Brown.
Early life
Graduating from Nottingham University in 1984 with an honours degree in physics, Jonathan Neale began a lengthy career in the commercial and defence aerospace industry.
BAE and Phillips
Beginning at Philips Defence Systems, he became a chartered electrical and electronic engineer and went on to lead the advanced development group within the electronic warfare division. He moved to BAE systems in 1991, working as a project design engineer leading major systems projects for commercial aircraft.
Promoted through the company, he became director of operations and support operations at the Manchester and Prestwick Sites and was responsible for aircraft production, customer support and training. He returned to defence systems and aircraft, taking charge of the Hawk Fast Jet Programme as managing director 1999. He gained his MBA during the 1990s and participated in the government cabinet office's prestigious Top Management Programme working with public and private sector colleagues.
McLaren
Neale joined McLaren Racing as operations director in 2001 to oversee the race team's operations and engineering processes. He was appointed the company's managing director in 2004. Neale is currently a fellow of the Institute of Directors and occupies a principal role within the organisation, managing overall technical and operational strategy for the whole team.[1]