Electric Vehicles in Africa With The Author of Motoring Africa, Edward Hightower

12 Nov 2024 • 47 min • EN
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Edward Hightower is an accomplished global automotive engineering and business executive, entrepreneur, trusted advisor, and author.  In this interview, we hear from Edward Hightower, the author of Motoring Africa, and our Host Ray Hightower’s brother! He shares his lifelong passion for the automotive industry and the future of long-range electric vehicles in Africa.  About our Guest:  Edward Hightower is the managing director at Motoring Ventures LLC, an investment, growth, strategy, and operations consulting firm focused on driving value + impact in automotive and manufacturing businesses around the world. He has extensive operating experience throughout the Americas, Europe, Asia, and Africa. He previously led GM's $15 billion Global Crossovers business as the executive chief engineer and vehicle line executive and served in leadership roles at Ford and BMW. He also worked as a hands-on management consultant at AlixPartners, LLP. He is the author of the book "Motoring Africa: Sustainable Automotive Industrialization (published in 2018).” Hightower serves on the boards of directors of Tempel Steel – a global manufacturer of precision components for electric motors; and HEVO Power – a designer, developer, and manufacturer of wireless charging systems for electric vehicles. He is also an advisor to the board, CEO, and leadership of Kiira Motors – a manufacturer of electric city busses, based in Uganda, East Africa. Relevant Links Kira Motors - Vehicles in Uganda - https://www.kiiramotors.com/ Motoring Africa by Edward T Hightower https://amzn.to/3wcF0Kx Ten Lessons for a Post-Pandemic World by Fareed Zakaria  https://amzn.to/3gdd1U9 Who Not How: The Formula to Achieve Bigger Goals Through Accelerating Teamwork by Dan Sullivan and Benjamin Dr. Hardy https://amzn.to/3cqVAhA Get Know Edward:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/ethmotoring/  About Ray Hightower: Ray Hightower is a tech company founder and commercial real estate investor based in Phoenix, Arizona, USA. He serves as CEO of Bridgetown Partners, the creator of ROIClear. https://ROIClear.com https://BridgetownPartners.com https://RayHightower.com #ROIClear #Entrepreneurship​ #Business  #RealEstate  Note: ROI Clear is written without spaces: ROIClear.

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