MAHWAH, N.J., March 14, 2011 ‑ Kim McCullough has been appointed
to the position of Brand Vice President, Land Rover North America,
effective today. McCullough will report to Gary Temple, President,
Jaguar Land Rover North America, and will be responsible for
marketing communications and product planning for Land Rover in the
United States.
"Kim McCullough is a strong addition to the Land Rover leadership
team in North America," said Gary Temple, President Jaguar Land
Rover North America. "Kim brings with her an extensive and diverse
range of marketing experience, including in the luxury arena,
gained working both with OEM's and Agencies in the
U.S."
Before joining Jaguar Land Rover North America, McCullough was
Assistant General Manager, Lexus Western Area. Prior to that,
McCullough has held multiple senior marketing positions at both
Nissan and Toyota, including leading Consumer Communications for
the entire Toyota division. From 1997 to 2001 McCullough worked in
marketing at Land Rover North America.
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About Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC
Jaguar Land Rover is a business built around two great British car
brands that design, engineer and manufacture in the UK. Jaguar Cars
Limited, founded in 1922, is one of the world's premier
manufacturers of luxury sedans and sports cars. Since 1948 Land
Rover has been manufacturing authentic 4x4s that define 'breadth of
capability' in their segments. The Jaguar XF, XJ and XK models are
manufactured at the company's Castle Bromwich plant in Birmingham.
The Land Rover LR2 (Freelander 2) is manufactured at the Halewood
plant in Liverpool while Land Rover's Defender, LR4 (Discovery 4),
Range Rover Sport and Range Rover models are all built at the
Solihull plant. The Jaguar Land Rover business employs some 16,000
people, predominately in the UK, including some 3,500 engineers at
two product development centers in Whitley, Coventry and Gaydon,
Warwickshire. The business is a major wealth generator for the UK
with 78 percent of Land Rovers exported to 169 countries and 70
percent of Jaguars exported to 63 countries, with sales to
customers conducted principally through franchised dealers and
importers.