We are Evolito.

30+ year track record of taking technology from innovation to industrialization, achieving significant returns for investors by scaling up new technology businesses in the automotive and transportation sectors.
Previously Chair of the board of YASA and in this role was instrumental in the sale of the business to Mercedes Benz. Post-acquisition holds the position of Senior Independent Director of YASA under Mercedes ownership.
Joined the board of Evolito at the point of spin out from YASA becoming Chair of the Evolito board.
Pro-Chancellor of Coventry University and formally Chair of the University Board of Governors
Senior Non-Executive Director of The Transport Research Foundation (TRL) a science and technology business focused up future transport and mobility, policy, science and technology
15+ years’ experience of working at partner level in blue chip international professional service firms working with the boards of large international corporations in the aerospace, automotive and technology sectors to develop and implement business strategy, undertake operational performance improvement and business turn around.
Prior industrial experience includes senior executive and business leadership roles in UK, French, US and German companies having been responsible for subsidiary companies in France, Germany, USA, Korea, Japan, China & Sweden.

Cyrus joined B-FLEXION (or Waypoint, as then was) as a Partner in March 2020, with a remit to expand the company’s existing businesses and to partner with others to grow or create new asset managers.

Prior to joining B-FLEXION, Cyrus was, most recently, a President and Officer at FIL (Fidelity International Limited), the parent of the global asset management business, where he had primary responsibility for FIL’s proprietary investments. Earlier in his career Cyrus was Managing Partner at Bain & Company, London. He has been a Board Director of numerous companies, including COFRA A.G., Colt Telecom, and Element Six Group. Cyrus began his career at Schroders plc having studied medicine at the University of London.

Evolito CEO and co-founder, Dr. Chris Harris, has over 25 years’ experience building and leading high-tech, high-growth businesses in the UK, Europe and US. He is passionate about building world-class British manufacturing companies, the transition to electric mobility and the importance of growing a diverse pipeline of UK engineering talent.

Chris joined YASA in 2012 when it was a nascent company focused on the motorsports sector, revising the business plan, restructuring the Senior Management Team and commercialising the technology. While CEO at YASA, he grew the team to over 300 and negotiated long term development and supply agreements with customers including Mercedes-Benz and Ferrari. Spinning out YASA’s aerospace division as Evolito Ltd to exclusively commercialise YASA’s electric motor technology and IP in the electric aerospace market. Chris also lead the acquisition of YASA by Mercedes-Benz in August 2021, taking the YASA’s axial flux technology into mass production.

Chris left YASA in September 2022, on his departure, Markus Schäfer, Member of the Board of Management and Chief Technology Officer of Mercedes-Benz Group AG said, “Chris has been key to YASA’s development, and we would like to thank him warmly for all his achievements, especially his role in supporting YASA’s successful transition to becoming a fully-integrated subsidiary of Mercedes-Benz.”

Prior to joining YASA, Chris held senior roles in companies including VG Elemental, Perkin Elmer, PA Consulting and was President of Plasmon.

Gareth has over 35 years’ of engineering, programme and general management experience working for large tier 1 global aerospace companies. Most of his career has centred around the development and industrialisation of more-electric aircraft systems, and from 2012 to 2020 he led the creation of a specialist Centre of Excellence for electric motor drive systems and power electronics at Collins Aerospace. He has a degree in Mechanical Engineering from Imperial College.