Trevor O. Jones
Chairman of the Board, Echlin, Incorporated

Trevor Jones is chairman of the board of Echlin, Inc., a major supplier of automotive after-market parts; chairman and chief executive officer of International Development Corp., a private management consulting company; and chairman, president, and CEO (retired) of Libbey-Owens-Ford Co., a major manufacturer of glass for automotive and construction applications.

Previously, Jones was an officer of TRW, Inc., serving in various capacities in the company’s Automotive Worldwide Sector, including vice president of engineering and group vice president, Transportation Electronics Group. Prior to joining TRW, he was employed by General Motors in many aerospace and automotive executive positions, including director of General Motors Proving Grounds; director of the Delco Electronics Division, Automotive Electronic and Safety Systems; and director of General Motors’ Advanced Product Engineering Group.

Jones is a life fellow of the American Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers and has been cited for "leadership in the application of electronics to the automobile." He is also a fellow of the American Society of Automotive Engineers, a fellow of the British Institution of Electrical Engineers, a registered professional engineer in Wisconsin, and a chartered engineer in the United Kingdom. He holds many patents and has lectured and written on the subjects of automotive safety and electronics. He is a member of the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) and a former member of the National Research Council’s (NRC’s) Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems. Jones has served on NRC study committees, including the Committee for a Strategic Transportation Research Study on Highway Safety, and chairs the NAE Steering Committee on the Impact of Product Liability Law on Innovation.

Jones holds an HNC in electrical engineering from Aston Technical College and an ONC in mechanical engineering from Liverpool Technical College.


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