Alex Woodrow joined KGP in 1994, shortly after completing his BEng and BCom in Manufacturing Engineering and Economics at Birmingham University, adding an MSc in Automotive Systems Engineering from Loughborough University in 2008. In January 2010 he became Managing Director of the business. KGP has delivered hundreds of projects focused on powertrain and material technologies markets, technologies, legislative and industry trends in automotive and adjacent sectors.

In 2005 Alex launched the Global Commercial Vehicle Powertrain Forecast, and in 2009 the Global Non-Road Powertrain Forecast, a partnership with Off-Highway Research. These two services covering engine, emissions, electrification and driveline globally are provided off-the-shelf or as part of single client projects to global OEMs, Tier Ones and other stakeholders.