Rob Cooney
Director Business Development
Rob Cooney is Board Director for Business Development at Opus International Products, responsible for driving commercial growth, strategic partnerships and market development as the business continues to expand within the UK and overseas.
Rob Cooney is Board Director for Business Development at Opus International Products, responsible for driving commercial growth, strategic partnerships and market development as the business continues to expand within the UK and overseas.
Rob brings more than two decades of commercial, product and brand leadership experience, predominantly within the premium and specialist automotive sector. During his career with Jaguar Land Rover, he held leadership roles spanning business transformation, global product and brand management and international business development, working across markets including North America, MENA, Japan, Australia and South Africa.
His experience includes managing a global specialist product portfolio valued at more than £300 million, delivering >£100 million in international revenue growth through global dealer and importer collaboration and leading the commercial product planning of halo performance products through to launch.
More recently, as Senior Commercial Manager at Bowler Motorsport, Rob led growth across sales, marketing and business development, delivering 30% year-on-year revenue improvement and developing new product opportunities across automotive and performance sectors.
At Opus, Rob’s focus is on translating the company’s advanced engineering and manufacturing capabilities into new commercial opportunities, strengthening strategic customer relationships and developing partnerships across automotive, motorsport, defence, medical technology and other advanced manufacturing sectors.
As a Board Director, he brings a commercially driven perspective to Opus’s growth strategy, with a particular focus on market development, maximising customer value, brand positioning and building the partnerships required to take the business forward.