Byton appoints David Twohig as Chief Technical Officer

Byton, the premium EV maker, announced that David Twohig has been appointed as Chief Technical Officer.

Twohig's new role gives him full responsibility for leading Byton's vehicle development from fundamental technology choices to the profitable application of those technologies to products, services, and processes. He will have direct management responsibility for key engineering functions as powertrain, connectivity, autonomous driving, programme management, and digital engineering.

“David will be responsible for refining and enhancing our technological vision and for applying that vision to customer products for Byton, with his key deliverable in 2019 the start of production of our M-Byte vehicle,” said Dr. Daniel Kirchert, CEO and Co-Founder of Byton. “He brings with him a wealth of experience to ensure that we will achieve our business targets and streamline our company from structure to operations.”

“It's a great honour to lead the talented R&D team that we've built here at Byton, a unique blend of the best worldwide tech and automobile expertise,” said Twohig.

David Twohig is a seasoned automotive engineering executive with over 26 years of international experience in automotive design and development. Before joining Byton as Chief Vehicle Engineer in March 2018, David was Chief Engineer at Alpine, and Head of Vehicle Engineering at Renault Sport. Through his leadership and team efforts, he successfully developed a truly groundbreaking sports car - the new Alpine A110, that spearheaded the rebirth of the Alpine brand.

From 2009 to 2013, David led the engineering team responsible for the Renault ZOE as the key pillar of Renault's ambitious Zero Emissions program, and currently Europe's best-selling BEV. He also steered the development of the first generation Nissan Qashqai, a highly profitable model for Nissan, launching the dominant compact SUV segment in Europe.