Stuart Clarke
Manager, Material Flow and Packaging Engineering
Ford Motor Company

Stuart Clarke leads New Model Launch for Material Flow and Packaging Engineering across multiple European plants, delivering low‑cost, innovative solutions that change how the business operates. He is responsible for developing cost estimates for new product installations in material flow and for implementing those solutions on the shop floor to enable production. A proven innovation leader, Stuart previously served as Material Planning and Logistics Innovation Lead for Europe, where he introduced transformative material‑flow and packaging concepts that reduced costs and shortened time‑to‑market. He has 30 years’ experience with Ford Motor Company, primarily in manufacturing, managing new model launches across Europe and Russia and driving the rollout of lean methodologies and advanced logistics technologies.