As Vice President for the Global Automotive Practice, Chris Webber heads a research team that covers all market aspects of automotive embedded control electronics, infotainment, telematics systems and semiconductors.

With over 25 years experience in technical, marketing and management roles specializing in providing analysis of business opportunity and market demand trends for electronic systems, semiconductors and sensors, he has supported international marketing and product development groups for leading vehicle makers and their automotive electronic system and component vendors.

Ten years ago, recognizing at an early stage the ascent of vehicle telematics and the changing role of infotainment, Chris founded the highly successful Strategy Analytics Automotive Multimedia & Communications research service.

Prior to joining Strategy Analytics, Chris spent five years at Texas Instruments where he worked in semiconductor product engineering and marketing roles, including working with customers on automotive-grade product requirements.

Mr. Webber has a BSc Honours Degree in Electrical & Electronic Engineering from Aston University, and a Marketing Diploma (DipM) from the UK Chartered Institute of Marketing. He is a Corporate Member of the Institute of Engineering and Technology (MIET), a Chartered Engineer (CEng), and also a member of the US Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE).