JAGUAR LAND ROVER APPOINTS CHRIS MARCHAND, VICE PRESIDENT, GOVERNMENT AND INDUSTRY RELATIONS FOR THE AMERICAS

19 September 2017

Jaguar Land Rover announced today that company executive, Chris Marchand, has been appointed Vice President Government and Industry Relations for the Americas, effective November 7, 2017.

(MAHWAH, NJ) – September 19, 2017 -- Jaguar Land Rover announced today that company executive, Chris Marchand, has been appointed Vice President Government and Industry Relations for the Americas, effective November 7, 2017. In this role, Marchand will lead the company’s engagement with governments and industry associations across North, Central and South America.

To be based in Washington DC, Chris will report to Joe Eberhardt, President and CEO, Jaguar Land Rover North America, and Helen McLintock Global Corporate Affairs Director, Jaguar Land Rover. 

According to Joe Eberhardt, “Chris has a broad level of industry experience, including with our brands, our retailers and our North American sales and service operations. He will be a critical part of our senior leadership team representing Jaguar Land Rover on major legislative and industry efforts at a critical time in our company’s global growth.”

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About Jaguar Land Rover

Jaguar Land Rover is the UK’s largest automotive manufacturer, built around two iconic British car brands: Land Rover, the world’s leading manufacturer of premium all-wheel-drive vehicles; and Jaguar, one of the world’s premier luxury sports sedan and sports car marques.

The company employs over 40,000 people globally, with 330 in the U.S. and supports around 275,000 more through our dealerships, suppliers and local businesses. Manufacturing is centered in the UK, with additional plants in China, Brazil, India and Slovakia.

At Jaguar Land Rover we are driven by a desire to create class-leading products that deliver great customer experiences. The largest investor in R&D in the UK manufacturing sector, we have invested £12 billion (USD$15.7 billion) in the last five years and in the current year alone will spend over £3.5 billion (USD$4.5 billion) on new product creation and capital expenditure. Last year Jaguar Land Rover sold over 583,000 vehicles in 136 countries, with nearly 80 percent of our vehicles produced in the UK being sold abroad.

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