Jaguar People

William Lyons
Founder of Jaguar Cars

William Walmsley
(on Brough motorbike)
Co-Founder of
Swallow Sidecars
with William Lyons (in Sidecar)

Jack Beardsley
From Whitesmith
to Works Director

Mike Beasley
From Engineer to
Managing Director

Bob Berry
Talented Amateur Racing Driver
and Jaguar Public Relations Man

Norman Dewis
Chief Test Driver,
Development Engineer,
Racing Driver

Sir John Egan
From British Leyland to
Ford Ownership

Lofty England
From Apprentice to
Chief Executive

Alice Fenton
From Office Junior to
Home Sales Director

Fred Gardner
Sawmill Supervisor and
Body Development Shop Manager

Walter ‘Wally’ Hassan
Chief Experimental Engineer
and Engine Designer

William Munger Heynes
Chief Engineer
1935 to 1989

Cyril Holland
Swallow’s First Coachmaker
and Master Jig-Maker

Bob Knight
From Drawing Office to
Managing Director

Lady Greta Lyons
the steady rock behind
Sir William Lyons

Harry Mundy
Engine Designer for Coventry Climax and Jaguar Cars

Jim Randle
From Apprentice to
Product Engineering Director

Bill Rankin
PR man credited with
‘creating the whole image of Jaguar’

Ole Sommer
Danish Jaguar Importer
and Car Collector

Connie Teather
Secretary and Recorder
of the Early Days

Harry Teather
From ‘Boy’ to
Purchasing Director

Arthur Whittaker
From Part-time Salesman to
Deputy Chairman

Harry Weslake
Automotive Engineer and
Expert on Engine Tuning