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Ny CEO hos Jaguar Land Rover
Thierry Bolloré - tidligere CEO hos den franske bilgigant Renault - er netop blevet udnævnt til CEO hos Jaguar Land Rover.
Tidligere i dag meddelte Mr. Chandrasekaran, bestyrelsesformand hos Tata Sons, Tata Motors og Jaguar Land Rover, at Thierry Bolloré er blevet udnævnt til CEO for Jaguar Land Rover. Franske Bolloré overtager efter tyske Prof. Sir Ralf Speth, der meddelte sin tilbagetrækning i slutningen af januar måned.
“Jeg er meget glad for at kunne byde Thierry velkommen til Jaguar Land Rover. Thierry er en global leder med lang og succesfuld erfaring med de komplekse transformationer som bilindustrien gennemgår. Med sig tager Thierry enorm erfaring til en af de mest respekterede stillinger i” udtaler Mr. Chandrasekaran
I forbindelse med udnævnelsen, siger Thierry Bolloré:
“Jaguar Land Rover er kendt over hele verden for sit meget stærke brand, udsøgte design og ingeniørkunst i særklasse. Det er et stort privilegie for mig at lede virksomheden gennem en af de mest udfordrende perioder i vores generation”.
Emner
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 saloon and sports car marques.
At Jaguar Land Rover, we are driven by a desire to deliver class-leading vehicles, which will provide experiences our customers will love, for life. Our products are in demand around the globe. In 2018 Jaguar Land Rover sold 592,708 vehicles in 128 countries.
We support around 260,000 people through our retailer network, suppliers and local businesses. At heart we are a British company, with two major design and engineering sites, three vehicle manufacturing facilities and an engine manufacturing centre in the UK. We also have plants in China, Brazil, India, Austria and Slovakia.
Our innovation is continuous: we will spend in the region of £4 billion this year on new product creation and capital expenditure.
From 2020 all new Jaguar Land Rover vehicles will be electrified, giving our customers even more choice. We will introduce a portfolio of electrified products across our model range, embracing fully electric, plug-in hybrid and mild hybrid vehicles as well as continuing to offer the latest diesel and petrol engines.
