Law firm appoints former Aston Martin VP to manufacturing strategy board
Browne Jacobson has appointed former Aston Martin vice-president and CPO Nikki Rimmington to its manufacturing & industrials strategy board.
Rimmington, who brings over 20 years’ experience to the non-executive role, will work closely with partner Declan Cushley and corporate manufacturing & industrials head Paul Kirkpatrick at the Nottingham-based law firm.
Rimmington currently works as strategy development director for European electric battery manufacturer InoBat Auto, whom she joined after spending 13 years with Aston Martin, and previously spent five years at Jaguar Land Rover as a vehicle safety integration engineer.
She said: “Browne Jacobson has a strong reputation for continuously providing its clients with creative solutions to complex problems. They have extensive experience of working with some of the world’s leading brands and suppliers, helping them make the right decisions for their business and connecting them to the right commercial opportunities. They are also deeply invested in having a positive impact on a host of societal issues that affect their clients such as sustainability, so I am pleased to be supporting this dynamic and forward looking firm and practice in continuing to deliver great results to its clients.”
Kirkpatrick said: “Nikki is an absolute expert in her field and was an essential part of Aston Martin’s ambitious and successful growth strategy over a 13-year period so we are pleased to welcome her to our board, where she will support us to work even more creatively with our broad manufacturing client base and gain a deeper understanding of how this fast moving sector is going to transform in the future and what impact this will have on our clients and on the consumer.”
Cushley added: “We are delighted to have appointed Nikki as the NED for our growing Manufacturing & Industrials sector. She has had a very successful career in the automotive industry, working with some of the UK’s finest motor brands and has a deep understanding of market changes and trends including the challenges that the assembly line and supply chain is coming up against, the technological landscape and the key legislative changes that are changing the face of both the UK and global automotive sectors, as well as the wider industrial sector.”
