Tim Burnhope has held the role of Group Director – Special Projects at JCB since mid-2023. Tim has headed up JCB’s Off-Road to Zero, focused on compact electric and hydrogen combustion machines.
Prior to this, Tim held numerous roles at JCB including: Chief Innovation and Growth Officer, Group Managing Director of Product Development, MD of JCB Sales, Director of European Sales, and MD of both the Loadall and Backhoe Loader Business Units.
Tim holds a Mechanical Engineering degree from the University of Northumbria, and an MBA from Newcastle University Business School. Tim is a Chartered Engineer and is a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, the Institute of Mechanical Engineers and the Institute of Agricultural Engineers.
