Andy Eastlake was appointed as the LowCVP's (now Zemo Partnership) Managing Director in April 2012, after serving both on the board and as chair of the Members Council for many years.

As MD, Andy was involved in the design and implementation of the latest accreditation schemes for both buses and HGVs and supporting DfT and OLEV in stimulating the uptake of low carbon technologies. He has a strong background in vehicle engineering, specialising in power-train developments, fuel economy and emissions.

He was formerly Group Head of Commercial and Projects at Millbrook Proving Ground where he led the work on power-train test and development programmes and alternative fuels for a variety of global OEM customers. As Head of Laboratories, Andy was responsible for all technical aspects of the Millbrook business and for government and European legislative relations. He joined Millbrook after a year's training with Vauxhall Motors by whom he was sponsored to study for a degree in mechanical engineering at Southampton University.

He is a Fellow of the Institution of the Mechanical Engineers and was formerly a Board member of CENEX the Centre of Excellence for Low Carbon & Fuel Cell Technologies.