April 29 2004
JAGUAR AND LAND ROVER
NORTH AMERICA ANNOUNCE EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENTS
Jaguar and Land Rover
North America today announced a series of executive appointments.
"We are making
adjustments in our senior leadership in order to provide greater brand
focus in the planning and execution of marketing and sales activities
as well as to better align our US organization with operations in the
UK," said Mike O'Driscoll, president of Aston Martin Jaguar Land
Rover North America. "We continuously pursue efficiencies to improve
operating margins and business performance for the organization and the
dealer networks."
The Jaguar and Land
Rover marques will now each have a dedicated executive vice president
responsible for Marketing, Sales and Communications. Reporting into each
executive vice president will be the vice president of Marketing, vice
president of Retail Operations, and director of Communications.
The new appointments,
effective May 17, 2004 include:
Connell (C.J.) O'Donnell
to executive vice president, Marketing and Sales, Jaguar. O'Donnell returns
to Ford Motor Company from Biscontini Distribution Centers, a warehousing
and logistics company in Kingston, PA, where he held the position of chief
operating officer. During his 12 year tenure with Ford, O'Donnell held
numerous positions in the areas of retail, marketing, product planning
and strategy. Prior to leaving Ford he was the general manager of Worldwide
Sales and Production Planning for Mazda Motor Corporation in Hiroshima,
Japan. O'Donnell will report to O'Driscoll.
Richard Beattie to
executive vice president, Marketing and Sales, Land Rover. Previous to
this position Beattie was the executive vice president for Jaguar and
Land Rover. Beattie will continue to report to O'Driscoll.
Mark Scarpato to vice
president, Retail Operations, Jaguar. Scarpato most recently held the
position of vice president, Franchise Operations, Jaguar Land Rover. He
will report to O'Donnell, along with George Ayres, vice president of Marketing,
and James Thomas, director of Communications for Jaguar.
Pat Ward to vice president,
Retail Operations, Land Rover. Ward was recently remarketing manager for
Jaguar Land Rover. He will report to Beattie, along with Sally Eastwood,
vice president of Marketing, and Larry Rosinski, director of Communications
for Land Rover.
Anastasios (Tassos)
Panas to vice president, Franchise Operations, Jaguar Land Rover. Panas
was most recently the Southern Regional Manager for Jaguar and Land Rover.
He will report to O'Driscoll.
With today's changes,
executives reporting to Mike O'Driscoll are: O'Donnell; Beattie; Panas;
Vice President and General Manager of Aston Martin, John Walton; Vice
President of Customer Service, Gary Temple; Vice President of Finance,
David Smart; President of Aston Martin Jaguar Land Rover Canada, Vic Bernardini;
President of Aston Martin Jaguar Land Rover Mexico, Marcello Leite.
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