Luca de Meo, new Chairman of the Executive Committee of Seat, S.A.

Luca de Meo (Milan, 1967), currently Executive Vice-President of Sales and Marketing at Audi AG has been appointed as new Chairman of the Executive Committee of Seat, S.A. He will be replacing Jurgen Stackmann (1961), appointed to the position of Vice-President of

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Rory Harvey appointed CMD of Vauxhall Motors and CEO Opel Ireland

Rory Harvey (47) has been appointed to the position of Chairman and Managing Director of Vauxhall Motors and CEO Opel Ireland. He succeeds Tim Tozer who has decided to leave the company and pursue his career outside of General Motors.

Rory Harvey has wide

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New Board of Directors appointed at Scania

Andreas Renschler has been appointed as the new Chairman of the Board of Scania AB. Other new names in the Board of Directors are Per Hallberg, Annika Falkengren and Markus S. Piech. At the statutory meeting of the Board of Directors Per Hallberg was appointed

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New Chairman and Managing Director appointed for Ford of Britain

Andy Barratt has been appointed Chairman and Managing Director, Ford of Britain, from July 1, 2015, succeeding Mark Ovenden who has been appointed President and CEO, Ford Sollers, the joint-venture of Ford Motor Company and JSC Sollers in Russia.

Andy Barratt

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Simon Oliphant is the new Chairman of British Vehicle Rental and Leasing Association

British Vehicle Rental and Leasing Association (BVRLA) announced Simon Oliphant as the new Chairman of the association. He takes over from Marshall Leasing's Peter Cakebread, who has stepped down after completing his two-year term.

Having worked for Hitachi

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BMW announces changes in Board of Management

As previously announced, Harald Kruger assumed the role of Chairman of the Board of Management of BMW AG with immediate effect. Kruger, who holds an engineering degree, was most recently Board of Management member for Production. He joined the BMW Group in 1992

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Change in management at Porsche

Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG has announced management changes in the sports car manufacturer's important sales regions and subsidiaries.

Franz Jung (52) will become Chairman of the Executive Board of Porsche China as of June 1, 2015. Jung has been

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TrustFord appoints Steve Hood as Chairman and CEO

Ford of Britain's wholly owned dealer group, TrustFord, is announced the appointment of Steve Hood as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. The previous Chairman and CEO, Stuart Kerr, has left the business to pursue opportunities outside the Group.

Steve Hood

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Franciscus van Meel assumes management of BMW M GmbH

Franciscus van Meel (48) will take over as Chairman of the Board of Management of BMW M GmbH from January 1, 2015. He is the successor to Dr. Friedrich Nitschke (59) who will be retiring at the end of the year.

Francisus van Meel, who will already be joining the BMW

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Changes in the Board of Management at the Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles

Dr. Eckhard Scholz (50), currently Speaker for the Brand Board of Management of Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles, has been appointed Chairman of the Board of Management of the Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles brand. Joachim Rothenpieler (56)

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