Rod Roberts-Dear, MA, MBA - Director of CVI Partners
Rod has over 20 years of international consulting and senior management experience, covering the automotive sector – both commercial vehicles and cars – as well as industrial products and business services. His main functional interests are in strategy, marketing and distribution policy.
His roles have included those of Global Marketing director for a tyre manufacturer, Country Manager for an international vehicle distributor and Head of Strategic Planning for a Tier 1 supplier.
He has worked for a major consulting firm, gained an MBA from Insead, and is fluent in French and German
He established and directs the CVInsight European multi-client programme on commercial vehicles, run by ICDP Ltd., and co-founded CVI Partners.
Neil Craggs MA, MSc - Director of CVI Partners
Neil’s recent experience has been in corporate finance and strategy, during which he project managed the purchase and sale of businesses in Europe and North America, following an earlier career in manufacturing operations and distribution.
Specific roles have included Director of Corporate Finance for a multinational automotive company with both VM and Tier 1 components businesses and Operations Manager for distribution in Georgia for a global building Materials Group.
He has a particular interest in international business and the impact of competition law having negotiated Anti-trust clearance for the merger of two Vehicle Manufacturers
Neil was a Sloan Fellow at London Business School in 1994-5