Dr Clíodhna Lyons

UCD Alumni Award in Engineering and Architecture 2024

BE Mechanical Engineering 2001, PhD 2005 (Mechanical Engineering)

Clíodhna Lyons, a UCD Mechanical Engineering graduate also holds a PhD from UCD. While still writing her doctoral thesis, she joined the Research & Development team at Nissan in Barcelona, where she went from being an engine calibration engineer to leading the Powertrain and Software Engineering team in 2014. In 2019, Clíodhna moved to Nissan, Paris, to join the Product Planning team and was appointed Director, Product Strategy and Planning for Europe.

In her current role as Vice President, Product and Service Planning, Clíodhna is responsible for Nissan’s product strategy in Africa, Middle East, India, Europe and Oceania. Covering 147 markets, with vast diversity in customer needs, regulation and technical solutions, Clíodhna leads a team across six locations on three continents and has played a significant role in Nissan’s electrification strategy in Europe. In 2022, Clíodhna was recognised among a truly diverse and talented group of her peers as a Rising Star by Automotive News Europe, which honours leaders in the European automotive industry who are driving real change and fostering innovation. Clíodhna is a founding member of Nissan’s DEI council.