David Richards is chairman of Prodrive, which for nearly 30 years has had its headquarters in Banbury.
This year David moved his business to a brand new headquarters by the M40 just south of junction 11, with the original Prodrive headquarters having now become the new Banbury Gateway retail park, which opened this month.
Prodrive is not only a world leading motorsport business, running the Aston Martin works team among others, but also develops innovative technologies for businesses in a range of other sectors, with clients including Jaguar Land Rover, McLaren Automotive, Airbus Defence & Space and even the Land Rover BAR America’s Cup team.
David discussed the latest developments at the business; the importance of the new facility to its expansion plans and why Banbury has been and will continue to be such important base for the business.