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Aston Martin,
Infiniti,
Nissan,
Renault
Aston Martin has been without a helmsman since Ulrich Bez stepped down from the chief executive office at the end of last year, stepping back to serve as non-executive chairman in a semi-retired ambassadorial capacity. The British automaker, now on the cusp of a new era, has been running without a CEO since, but has now named Bez's replacement in
Andy Palmer.
If you don't recognize the name, you should: Palmer has worked under the
Renault-
Nissan Alliance for decades now, rising through the ranks to become one of the top executives under
Carlos Ghosn. Most recently he was serving as executive vice president of the entire group and chairman of the
Infiniti brand, but like
Carlos Tavares, who recently left Renault to run
Peugeot, Palmer is now embarking on a new mission as CEO of Aston Martin.
Once the transition period is complete at the start of October, Palmer's role as Chief Planning Officer at Renault-Nissan will be assumed by Philippe Klein, who steps up from his current role as executive vice president of product planning for Renault. Read the statements from both companies
below.
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