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Meredith Kelly new Head of Global Marketing at Škoda
Škoda Auto has appointed Meredith Kelly as Head of Global Marketing as of January 2022. Kelly has many years of experience in international marketing...
Change of leadership at the top of BMW M
Franciscus van Meel reassumes chief executive position in the BMW Group subsidiary responsible for performance and high-performance automobiles. Markus Flasch is soon to head...
Ford announced Elvira Schachermeier as vice president, Communications and Public Affairs...
Ford announced that Elvira Schachermeier has been appointed vice president, Communications and Public Affairs, Ford of Europe. Schachermeier will succeed Susan Krusel, who has...
Thomas Laudenbach takes over as head of Porsche Motorsport
Thomas Laudenbach (53) will assume the role of managing Porsche Motorsport on October 1, 2021. The accomplished German engineer takes over from Fritz Enzinger...
Volker Holzmeyer to take over as Head of Porsche Motorsport North...
Volker Holzmeyer (41) is to join Porsche Motorsport North America (PMNA) as the new President and CEO as of January 2022. He succeeds the...
Cristiano Fiorio appointed responsible for Alfa Romeo Formula 1
Cristiano Fiorio has been appointed responsible for Alfa Romeo Formula 1, reporting to Jean-Philippe Imparato, Alfa Romeo Brand CEO. He has worked for the...
Sarah Simpson becomes CEO of Porsche Cars Great Britain
Sarah Simpson will join Porsche Cars Great Britain as Chief Executive Officer on 1 September, taking over from Marcus Eckermann, who is set to...
Škoda announces changes to Board of Management
Škoda Auto announced changes to its Board of Management. Maren Gräf, currently Head of Group HR Top Management, will take over as Board Member...
Jérôme Micheron is appointed Peugeot Product Director
Jérôme Micheron, 53 years old, currently Director of the PSA Group Product Plan, was appointed Peugeot Product Director on January 6, 2021. He reports...
Linda Jackson appointed CEO of Peugeot
Linda Jackson has been appointed CEO of the Peugeot brand as of January 20, 2021. From the United Kingdom to France, Linda Jackson has...
Stephan Winkelmann takes on a double role
On 1 December Stephan Winkelmann will become President and CEO of Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A. Already president of Bugatti, he will retain his present function...
Patric Weiler joined Proske agency
On October 1, Patric Weiler, MBA, joined the Proske agency as Director Strategy & Innovation. Proske is recognized worldwide as a specialist for Strategic...
Josep Maria Recasens new Seat Director of Strategy and Institutional Relations
Seat’s current Chief Strategy Officer, Josep Maria Recasens, has been appointed Director of Strategy and Institutional Relations.
Recasens will continue to lead Seat’s global...
Karin Rådström takes over at Mercedes-Benz Trucks
Karin Rådström will start her appointment as Member of the Board of Management, Daimler Truck AG, responsible for Mercedes-Benz Trucks, on 1 February 2021....
New Executive Vice President Organization and Human Resources at Brose
Dr. Olaf Gelhausen was appointed Executive Vice President of the new Central Division Organization and Human Resources Brose Group effective 1 October 2020.
Gelhausen...
Hellmann appoints Monika Thielemann-Hald as Global Head of Automotive Logistics
The international full-service provider Hellmann Worldwide Logistics was able to win Monika Thielemann-Hald for the position of Global Head of Automotive Logistics.
Monika Thielemann-Hald...
Guillermo Fadda new Sales Europe Director of Seat
Guillermo Fadda has been appointed Seat’s new Sales Europe Director, as of 1st October.
The executive has been part of the Volkswagen Group since...
Thomas Schäfer takes over as Chairman of the Board at Škoda...
Thomas Schäfer takes over as Chairman of the Board at Škoda Auto with immediate effect. In this position, he succeeds Bernhard Maier, who is...
Thierry Bolloré announced as new CEO of Jaguar Land Rover
Natarajan Chandrasekaran, Chairman of Tata Sons, Tata Motors and Jaguar Land Rover plc would like to announce that Thierry Bolloré has been appointed to...
smart joint venture confirms global executive team and establishes smart Europe
The new global smart joint venture between Geely Holding (Geely) and Mercedes-Benz AG (Mercedes-Benz), formally registered as ‘smart Automobile Co. Ltd.’ (smart) in Hangzhou...
Ford announced senior leadership changes
Ford Motor Company announced senior leadership changes, naming a new general counsel and promoting another executive to a vice president and corporate officer role.
John...
New Production Board Member for Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand
Dr. Christian Vollmer, formerly Executive Vice-President for Production and Logistics of the SEAT brand, has been appointed Production Board Member of the Volkswagen Passenger...
Leadership change at Škoda Auto
Bernhard Maier is stepping down as Chairman of the Board of Directors on 31 July 2020 after almost five years of leading Škoda Auto.
Bernhard...
Audi realigns its Technical Development division
Audi CEO Markus Duesmann is also Head of Technical Development at Audi with immediate effect. Nearly three months after becoming Chairman of the Board...
Klaus Rehkugler to take over as Head of Sales & Marketing...
Klaus Rehkugler (52) will take over as Head of Sales & Marketing at Mercedes-Benz Vans on 1 August 2020 and will report directly to...
Karsten Schnake new Board Member at Škoda Auto
Škoda Auto appoints Karsten Schnake as its new Board Member for Purchasing. Predecessor Dieter Seemann steps down as part of an early retirement scheme.
Previously,...
Ralf Brandstätter to lead Volkswagen core brand in future
The Volkswagen Group is reassigning responsibilities for the management of the brand and the Group. The Volkswagen core brand is to be led by...
Management changes at Mercedes-AMG
Daimler announced Philipp Schiemer as CEO of AMG, Mercedes-Benz’s high-performance subsidiary. He will move from his current position as head of Mercedes-Benz do Brasil...
Karin Rådström appointed Head of Mercedes-Benz Trucks
Karin Rådström has been appointed as Member of the Board of Management, Daimler Truck AG, responsible for Mercedes-Benz Trucks as of May 1, 2021....
Audi: Wenders is responsible for brand and Schuwirth for digital
Henrik Wenders is taking over responsibility for the realignment and global marketing of the brand Audi. As Senior Vice President Audi Brand he will...
Uniplan Promotes Geraldine Chew to CEO Greater China
Brand experience agency, Uniplan, has announced the promotion auf Geraldine Chew, current Managing Director auf the Greater Bay Area, to CEO, Greater China.
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Grégoire Olivier is appointed Head of China at Group PSA
In addition to his current role as General Secretary and Services and Parts activity management at Group PSA, the Managing Board has appointed Grégoire...
ICCA UK & Ireland Chapter re-elects Diana Waldron as chair
The International Congress and Convention Association’s UK & Ireland Chapter has re-elected Diane Waldron, as Chapter Chair for a second term and appointed Suzanne...
Rüdiger Maeßen joins Uniplan Germany as Managing Director
Rüdiger Maeßen is taking over from Christian Zimmerman as Managing Director of the Uniplan Group’s German operations. With this appointment, the Cologne-based brand experience...
Wayne Griffiths is new Chairman of the Board of Directors of...
Wayne Griffiths, born 1966 in Dukinfield/United Kingdom, has been appointed Chairman of the Board of Directors of Cupra.
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