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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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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Toyota appoints top British talent to senior roles in Europe and UK operations

Toyota Motor Europe announced the appointment of Matt Harrison to the role of Vice-President, Toyota Sales and Marketing, Toyota Motor Europe, effective from July 1, 2015. In this new role, Harrison will report directly to Karl Schlicht, Executive VP, Toyota Motor Europe.

Harrison

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Visteon appoints Sachin Lawande as President and Chief Executive Officer

Visteon Corporation announced that Sachin Lawande has been appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of Visteon, effective June 29, 2015, succeeding Timothy D. Leuliette. Lawande will also join Visteon's Board of Directors.

Lawande is an accomplished automotive

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Britta Seeger is the new CEO of Mercedes-Benz in Turkey

After 18 highly successful years at Daimler AG, Rainer Genes (53), currently President & CEO Mercedes-Benz Türk, has decided to embark on a new career in the consumer goods industry. Effective August 1, 2015, he will be succeeded as CEO Mercedes-Benz

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Hyung Cheong Kim appointed as President and CEO at Hyundai Motor Europe

Hyung Cheong Kim has been appointed as President and CEO of Hyundai Motor Europe, responsible for the company's business vision, leading the management team at the European headquarters, and overseeing performance in the 30 countries in the region's

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Per Hallberg to be appointed acting President and CEO, Scania

Martin Lundstedt, President and CEO has decided to leave Scania.

"We respect Martin Lundstedt's decision to leave the company and wish to thank him for his successful efforts to further develop and strengthen Scania's strong market position during his years as

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Kumho Europe's former Marketing Director returns as President

Charles Kim has been appointed as President, Kumho Tire Europe. Kim, who served as the company's European Director of Marketing from mid-2011 to the end of 2012, took up his new post on March 2, 2015.

Renowned as a tough-talking but highly respected

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Toyota announces executive changes in North America, diversifies Global Leadership Team with new appointments

Toyota announced executive changes across its North American operations, effective as of April 1, 2015.

The appointments reflect Toyota's ongoing efforts to diversify its global leadership team and leverage talent from its biggest, most experienced market as it continues

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GKN appoints Peter Moelgg as President of Engineering

Peter Moelgg has been appointed to the position of President of Engineering GKN Automotive, covering the GKN Driveline and GKN Powder Metallurgy divisions.

Peter will Head engineering across the two divisions, leveraging synergies to identify and bring to

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Michael Winkler is the new President and CEO of Bentley Motors Inc.

Bentley Motors announced that Michael Winkler will become President and Chief Executive Officer of Bentley Motors Inc., the regional office for Bentley Motors in the Americas, with effect from April 1, 2015. He succeeds Christophe Georges, who was recently appointed

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Aston Martin China announces Michael Mingshan Peng as new President

Aston Martin Lagonda China announced Michael Mingshan Peng as its new President, further reinforcing the company's long-term commitment to the China market.

Peng will join Aston Martin Lagonda China from Porsche China where he served as Director

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Apollo Tyres redesignates CFO Sunam Sarkar as Chief Business Officer

Apollo Tyres announced the redesignation of Sunam Sarkar, its President and Chief Financial Officer, to the new position of President and Chief Business Officer, and his relocation to Singapore. In his new assignment Sunam will oversee Corporate Strategy,

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Bridgestone Americas names new Consumer Tire Division President

Bridgestone Americas announced that TJ Higgins has been named President, Consumer U.S. and Canada, for Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations effective November 3, 2014.

Higgins brings more than 20 years of big brand consumer products marketing and strategic

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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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Tata Motors appoints Mayank Pareek as President, Passenger Vehicle Business Unit

Tata Motors announced the appointment of Mayank Pareek as President, Passenger Vehicle Business Unit (PVBU). He will join the company on October 1, 2014 and will take over from Ranjit Yadav, who will now Head the International Business for Passenger & Commercial

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Toyota appoints Michael Rouse to Toyota U.S.A. Foundation President

The Toyota U.S.A. Foundation has a new leader. Longtime Toyota veteran and community activist Michael Rouse, who currently serves as Vice-President of diversity, philanthropy and community affairs is now President of the Foundation. Rouse assumes this

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GM appoints Johan de Nysschen as Cadillac President

General Motors announced the appointment of Johan de Nysschen as President - Cadillac. Johan de Nysschen will be responsible for all aspects of Cadillac globally including sales, pricing and network development, strategic brand development and

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Changes at Renault Sport F1

The Renault Group regretfully announces the departure of Jean-Michel Jalinier, President and Managing Director of Renault Sport F1, who has decided to exercise his right to retirement for personal reasons.

From July 3, Renault Sport F1's new President

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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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