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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Leadership transition at Rolls-Royce Motor Cars North America

Rolls-Royce Motor Cars has announced that President (North America), Eric Shepherd, has decided to move to a new entrepreneurial role in the super-luxury automotive retail sector within the Rolls-Royce family.

"Eric's move is a big loss to our successful business

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Matthias Muller appointed CEO of the Volkswagen Group

Matthias Muller (62) has been appointed CEO of Volkswagen AG with immediate effect. This was decided by the Supervisory Board at its meeting in Wolfsburg. Muller is currently Chairman of Porsche AG in Stuttgart. He will continue in this function until a successor

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Changes in Skoda Board of Management

After five successful years of its growth and model campaign, Skoda will now see some changes at the top. On November 1, 2015, Bernhard Maier (55), current Board Member for Sales and Marketing at Porsche AG, will become the brand's new CEO. At the same time, the

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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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Fiat Chrysler Automobiles appoints new Country Manager of Fiat Professional brand

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles UK has announced the appointment of Ricky McFarland to the role of Country Manager of Fiat Professional.

Reporting into Deputy Managing Director Karl Howkins, Ricky takes over responsibility for sales and marketing activities

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Fiat Chrysler Automobiles UK appoints new Country Manager of Fiat and Abarth brands

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles UK has announced the appointment of Sebastiano Fedrigo to the role of Country Manager of its Fiat and Abarth brands.

Reporting into Deputy Managing Director Karl Howkins, Sebastiano will take on market responsibility for both

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Honda (UK) announces management changes

From September 2015 Phil Webb assumes the role of Head of Cars and Leon Brannan moves to the role of Head of Franchise & Dealer Development, responsible for cars, motorcycles and power product divisions.

Phil and Leon have worked 30 years collectively

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Nissan North America announces leadership changes

Nissan announced that Dan Mohnke, currently Vice-President, Nissan Chief Marketing Manager (CMM) & Operations, will take on additional responsibility for US Sales and become Vice-President, Sales & Marketing Operations, US, effective immediately.

In addition

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Seat UK strengthens its fleet team with two new recruits

Seat UK has bolstered its fleet department with the appointment of two new members to its team.

Steven Colborne-Baber, a former Area Fleet Manager for sister brand, Volkswagen, joins as Southern Contact Hire and Leasing Manager.

Alongside Steven,

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Angus Fitton appointed Head of PR for Porsche Cars Great Britain

Porsche Cars Great Britain has appointed Angus Fitton as its new Head of PR, with effect from October 1, 2015.

Angus will be responsible for all areas of Porsche PR strategy in the UK including product, corporate, motorsport, and heritage communications,

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Hyundai Motor America names Dean Evans its Chief Marketing Officer

Hyundai Motor America announced that Dean Evans has been named its Vice-President/Chief Marketing Officer. Evans, former Chief Marketing Officer of Subaru of America, will be responsible for all Hyundai marketing and advertising activities in the United States.

Evans will

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Rory Lumsdon appointed PR Manager Mercedes-Benz Cars

Rory Lumsdon appointed PR Manager Mercedes-Benz Cars.

"I'm extremely pleased to announce the appointment of Rory Lumsdon as PR Manager Mercedes-Benz Cars. Rory brings great experience, talent and enthusiasm to the team, and he will be instrumental in

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Fiat Chrysler Automobiles UK appoints new National Fleet Sales Manager

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles UK has announced the appointment of Glenn McCulley to the role of National Fleet Sales Manager.

Reporting to Fleet and Business Sales Director Francis Bleasdale, Glenn takes over responsibility for the core fleet sales team, driving registrations

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Barry Engle joins General Motors as Executive Vice-President and President, South America

Jaime Ardila, General Motors (GM) Executive Vice-President and President of South America, announced that he will retire after nearly three decades at the company. Barry Engle, a seasoned automotive executive and currently Chief Executive Officer of

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Paul Buckett appointed Head of Group Corporate and Public Relations, Volkswagen Group UK

Volkswagen Group UK Limited announces the appointment of Paul Buckett to the newly created role of Head of Group Corporate and Public Relations, reporting to the Managing Director of Volkswagen Group UK, Paul Willis.

Mike Orford will join Volkswagen Group

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Supervisory Board of Volkswagen Truck & Bus GmbH formed

Volkswagen Truck & Bus GmbH, the holding bringing together Volkswagen AG's truck and bus business, has formed a Supervisory Board composed on a parity basis. Prof. Dr. Martin Winterkorn, Chairman of the Board of Management of Volkswagen AG, will chair the

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Stephan Cimbal appointed new Head of Marketing at Falken Tyre

Falken Tyre Europe GmbH has strengthened its marketing department with the appointment of Stephan Cimbal as Head of Marketing in Europe.

Having begun his new role on July 1, 2015, Cimbal is responsible for the Japanese tyre manufacturer's marketing across

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Ford of Britain announces new roles for three senior executives

Ford of Britain announced new management roles for three of its senior executives. This follows the appointment of Andy Barratt as Chairman and Managing Director, Ford of Britain, on July 1, 2015, succeeding Mark Ovenden after his appointment as President

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Fiat Chrysler Automobiles announces management changes

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) announced that John Kett, General Manager of the Fiat Chrysler Automobiles APAC region, is leaving the organization to pursue other interests. On an interim basis, Mike Manley, Chief Operating Officer, APAC Region and

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