Rawdon Glover appointed as new Jaguar Land Rover UK Managing Director as part of Global Restructure

25 May 2018

As part of a major restructure of Jaguar Land Rover global Marketing, Sales, Service and Public Relations functions, Jaguar Land Rover UK announces Rawdon Glover as UK Managing Director.

Whitley, Friday 25th  May 2018. As part of a major restructure of Jaguar Land Rover global Marketing, Sales, Service and Public Relations functions, Jaguar Land Rover UK announces Rawdon Glover as UK Managing Director. Jeremy Hicks remains with the business to take up a new position of (Global) Market Performance Director. Effective 2nd July Anthony Bradbury Global Marketing Communications Director has been appointed to the position of UK Marketing Director with Scott Dicken taking up the role of UK Sales Director.

I am delighted to be taking the role of Managing Director for Jaguar Land Rover UK at such an exciting time for the industry. There is so much opportunity to take advantage of with the advent of our electric revolution alongside the introduction of exciting new vehicles and continued development of our retailer network. I can’t wait to get started.

Rawdon Glover
Jaguar Land Rover UK Managing Director

With an automotive career spanning 19 years, Glover has held senior director roles in the Volkswagen Group in sales, marketing, aftersales in the UK and overseas markets. He joined Jaguar Land Rover in 2013 and for the last five years has held the position of Global Director for Services. 

It has been a privilege to help shape the future of Jaguar Land Rover in its home market during such a strong phase of growth and positive change. We have achieved so much over the past six and a half years and I have had the honour to work with a first‑class team.

I’m also delighted to be taking on this new global assignment at a time when we are seeking to capitalise on the many opportunities presented to us to develop our performance across the world.

Jeremy Hicks
Market Performance Director

Under the leadership of Felix Brautigam, Board Member of Jaguar Land Rover and Chief Commercial Officer a new Global Commercial Function is being formed, organised into five core functions: Customer Experience, Product Marketing, Market Performance, Customer Service and Planning.

Key appointments have been made in order to lead this new structure, reporting to Felix Brautigam and effective from 2 July.

Fiona Pargeter, currently Global PR Communications Director, is appointed to the new position of Customer Experience Director, responsible for all Marketing Communications, Experiential Marketing, Customer Insights and PR.

Jeremy Hicks is appointed to the new position of Market Performance Director, leading Network Development and Standards, the Jaguar Land Rover Network training Academy and all revenue streams, including Fleet, Business and Approved Pre‑owned vehicle sales.

Richard Shore, currently serving as Jaguar Land Rover China CFO, is appointed to the new position of Planning Director, responsible for launch and volume planning, strategy and all aspects of the customer journey.

Finbar McFall continues his position as Product Marketing Director, with an increased remit for new business models.

Regional directors will continue to report to Felix Brautigam, however Bob Grace OBE, currently Regional Operations Director for Europe, has announced his intention to leave the business in the summer. He is being replaced by Dmitry Kolchanov, currently Regional Director for the Overseas region. Dmitry’s replacement will be subject to a separate announcement.

Joe Eberhardt, President and CEO of North America and Frank Wittemann, President of Integrated Marketing, Sales and Service for China, remain in their current roles.

Additionally, Helen McLintock, Global Corporate Affairs Director, will now report directly to Jaguar Land Rover CEO Dr Ralf Speth and retain responsibilities for Corporate Affairs, Government Affairs and the Responsible Business function.

Further information

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For further information log onto www.uk.media.landrover.com or contact:

Kim Palmer
Public Relations Manager, Land Rover UK
M: 07795 666 169
E: kpalmer@landrover.com

Tracey Tompsett
Senior Press Officer, Land Rover UK
M: 07469 032 064
E: ttompset@landrover.com

Lydia Bayes
Press Officer, Land Rover UK
M: 07384 526 116
E: lbates@landrover.com

Twitter/Instagram: @LandRoverUKPR

Notes to Editors

About Jaguar Land Rover

Jaguar Land Rover is the UK’s largest automotive manufacturer, built around two iconic British car brands: Land Rover, the world’s leading manufacturer of premium all‑wheel‑drive vehicles; and Jaguar, one of the world’s premier luxury sports saloon and sports car marques.

We employ more than 43,000 people globally and support around 240,000 more through our retailer network, suppliers and local businesses. Manufacturing is centred in the UK, with additional plants in China, Brazil, Austria and Slovakia.

At Jaguar Land Rover, we are driven by a desire to deliver class‑leading vehicles, which will provide experiences our customers will love, for life. Our products are in demand around the globe. In 2017 Jaguar Land Rover sold 621,109 vehicles in 130 countries, with more than 80 per cent of our vehicles being sold abroad.

Our innovation is continuous: we spent more than £4 billion last year on new product creation and capital expenditure.

From 2020 all new Jaguar Land Rover vehicles will be electrified, giving our customers even more choice. We will introduce a portfolio of electrified products across our model range, embracing fully electric, plug‑in hybrid and mild hybrid vehicles as well as continuing to offer ultra‑clean petrol and diesel engines.