Whitley, Coventry: Jaguar Land Rover today announced changes in the composition of the Executive Committee, that position the company to maximise the future growth opportunities for the Group.
The changes include the revision of Executive Committee roles to reflect the recent international sales growth and increased operational scale of the UK‑based manufacturer.
As part of the changes, Jaguar Land Rover will create a unified marketing and sales leadership structure for the Jaguar and Land Rover brands, whilst also creating dedicated resources in strategy development and processes.
All of the changes will be effective from 1 October 2013.
Dr Speth announced that:
‑ Phil Popham, currently Director Group Sales Operations, will become Group Marketing Director Jaguar Land Rover. In this new role he will be responsible for all global marketing activity on both the Jaguar and Land Rover brands.
‑ Andy Goss, currently President JLR North America, will become Group Sales Operations Director with responsibility for global sales and customer service. Andy will take over the lead of Phil Popham's current team and will join the Executive Committee. An announcement about the successor to the role of President JLR North America will be made in due course.
‑ Adrian Hallmark, currently Global Brand Director for Jaguar, is appointed to the new role of Group Strategy Director with responsibility for developing business strategy, process and supporting strategic projects.
‑ John Edwards, currently Global Brand Director for Land Rover, will move to a new role in the senior management team which will be subject to a future announcement.
Dr Ralf Speth, Chief Executive Officer, said:"This reorganisation represents a natural evolution of our management team, designed to sharpen our relentless focus on customer first. It is the next phase in our development, mirroring the recent changes we made to product creation and delivery, and bringing together the strategy and processes supporting the brands."
In addition, Dr Wolfram Liedtke, currently Director Quality and Automotive Safety, will be retiring from the company at the end of this calendar year. His successor will be Grant McPherson, currently Operations Director, Castle Bromwich plant. He will report directly to Dr Ralf Speth and join the Executive Committee.
Dr Speth added: "I want to extend my thanks to Wolfram for his significant achievements in embedding forward‑thinking quality systems further into the business. I wish him a long and happy retirement."
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Notes to editors:
- Jaguar Land Rover has ambitious plans for sustainable growth and profitability.
- Jaguar Land Rover has three advanced manufacturing facilities in the UK and is building its first state of the art advanced engine facility at i54 South Staffordshire Business Park investing more than £500m and creating almost 1,400 new jobs.
- Jaguar Land Rover will invest circa £2.75bn in its products and facilities in the financial year to March 2014.
- Jaguar Land Rover employs more than 25 000 people and sells vehicles in 177 countries around the world. More than 80% of our business is exported.
- Jaguar Land Rover has recruited over 9,000 people in the last two years.
- Jaguar Land Rover is the only UK automotive company to be rated Platinum in the Business in the Community Corporate Social Responsibility Index 2012.
- The Executive Committee is the operational management board for the company.
For more information, please contact:
Kay Francis, Director Global Corporate
Communications
M: +44 7867 537779 e: kfranci1@jaguarlandrover.com
Ken McConomy, Head of Corporate Relations
M: +44 7714 725 236 E: kmcconom@jaguarlandrover.com