Covent Garden, London, UK, 14 February 2024 – Luminary Advisory Partners (LAP) is launched as a dynamic consortium of industry leaders at the forefront of driving global enterprise through unparalleled experience in strategy, planning, development, growth and transformation.

As strategic advisors and partners for Board members and Executive management teams, LAP operates globally in the ever-changing environments surrounding the automotive, future mobility, technology, luxury and lifestyle sectors. The team’s deep experience covers all aspects of Brand and Product Strategy, Business and Organisational Development and the Customer Journey.

Luminary’s offering encompasses an Advisory Board service, Strategic Consultancy and a variety of Special Projects in the group’s specialist fields. The group’s strategic partners include AIH Group – the global industrialisation, supply chain and logistics specialists; Lynxeye – the international strategy and insights brand consultancy; and the Influence specialist communications agency group – global leaders in automotive, vehicle technology and e-mobility PR. Luminary’s back-catalogue of experiences includes senior leadership roles at global businesses from Rolls-Royce to Sunseeker, Geely to JCB, Manchester United to Shell, Harley-Davidson to BAE Systems, IBM to SmithKline Beecham and many more.

Uday Senapati said: “In tough business environments that are difficult to navigate, often what’s needed is an outsiders’ viewpoint shared from a place of experience, wisdom, entrepreneurship and most of all, trust. This is what we have established LAP to do. Our team is hugely experienced and has direct knowledge of the challenges facing executive teams.”

Sarah Simpson added: “By focusing on our specialist experiences in the future mobility, lifestyle and luxury sectors, our mission is to share our knowledge and capabilities to enable success, growth, and where needed, fundamental change.”

Phil Popham said: “We have carefully built global partnerships in the areas of communications, business growth and industrialisation that help us offer comprehensive and impactful business solutions in our specialist fields of the Future-Mobility, Luxury and Lifestyle sectors.”