Paul Priestman is a world-leading industrial designer, known for envisioning and delivering complex, high-profile transport projects. As an international design expert, Priestman is regularly appointed by governments and cultural institutions for high-level advisory work and creative thinking. Priestman is chairman of international design company PriestmanGoode, which has been listed by Fast Company as among the Most Innovative Companies in the world. He is also global creative director of Chinese company CRRC Sifang Locomotive, and a past president of the UK's Design Business Association.