Arwed Niestroj is the new CEO of Mercedes-Benz Research & Development North America, Inc.

There has been a change at the helm of Mercedes-Benz Research & Development North America (MBRDNA). The new CEO Arwed Niestroj assumed responsibility for MBRDNA's workforce of some 300 at the R&D bases in the USA.

Arwed Niestroj began his career

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Apollo Tyres appoints Mathias Heimann to Head European operations

Apollo Tyres Ltd. announced the appointment of Mathias Heimann as President of Europe & Americas and CEO of Apollo Vredestein B.V. Mathias, 48, is a German national with over twenty years of experience in sales, marketing and production. His career within the

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Andrew Palmer is the new CEO of Aston Martin

Aston Martin Lagonda (Aston Martin) announced that Aston Martin will appoint Andrew Palmer as its new Chief Executive Officer to lead the company in its next phase of technology and product creation. Dr. Palmer, 51, will join Aston Martin from Nissan Motor Corporation

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FISITA names Chris Mason as Chief Executive Officer

Federation Internationale des Societes d'Ingenieurs des Techniques de l'Automobile (FISITA) announced that its Executive Board has appointed Chris Mason as Chief Executive Officer, effective August 1, 2014. In his new role, Mason will also become a member

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Linda Jackson is the new CEO for the Citroen brand

Linda Jackson, Managing Director - Citroen UK & Ireland, has been appointed CEO for the Citroen brand with effect from June 1, 2014. Linda will replace Frederic Banzet who is taking up a senior role in FFP (Societe Fonciere, Financiere et de Participations)*.

Linda

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Chrysler Group announces leadership changes

In conjunction with the outlined plans for Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA), Chrysler Group LLC announced that the SRT family of vehicles will be consolidated under the Dodge brand. Tim Kuniskis will lead this effort as he continues his role as President and Chief Executive Officer

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Proton appoints new Lotus CEO

Proton Holdings Berhad announced the appointment of Jean-Marc Gales as the new Chief Executive Officer of Group Lotus plc, effective May 1, 2014. Lotus is a wholly owned subsidiary of Proton and a member of the DRB-HICOM Group.

Gales, a Luxembourgian, holds

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Byung Mo Ahn promoted to Vice-Chairman of Kia Motors Corporation

Kia Motors Corporation announced that Byung Mo Ahn has been promoted to Vice-Chairman of the global automaker. In his new role as Group Vice-Chairman and CEO of Kia Motors America (KMA) and Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia (KMMG), Ahn will continue to lead

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Tim Tozer appointed CMD of Vauxhall Motors and CEO Opel Ireland

Tim Tozer has been appointed to the position of Chairman and Managing Director of Vauxhall Motors and CEO Opel Ireland, following the departure of Duncan Aldred to become US Vice-President, Buick-GMC Sales, Service and Marketing, located at GM's headquarters

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Sumit Sawhney is the new Country CEO and Managing Director of Renault India

Renault SAS, France announced the appointment of Sumit Sawhney as Country CEO and Managing Director for Renault Group operations in India. Sumit takes over from Marc Nassif, who moves to a global assignment within the group. The appointment is effective from February

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