Jaguar Land Rover CEO Thierry Bollore resigns

Owner of Jaguar Land Rover, Tata Motors, has announced that the British company’s CEO Thierry Bollore is stepping down from his position.

Bollore reportedly said he was stepping down for personal reasons, without giving details.

Automotive News reports Bollore’s resignation from the position will be effective December 31, 2022, which means Jaguar Land Rover will have a new boss next year.

The online publication says Adrian Mardell, currently responsible for the automaker’s financial department as head of finance, will take the role of interim CEO.

Mardell is currently a member of JLR’s board of directors and has been working for the company for 32 years.

Bollore was appointed as the JLR’s CEO in September 2020 after an eight-year stay at Renault Group.

At the French firm, he took the roles of executive vice president for manufacturing and supply chain, chief competitive officer, chief operating officer, chief executive officer of Renault, and others.

Before that, the 59-year-old businessman spent five years at Faurecia, an international automotive parts manufacturer, after a 15-year career at Michelin where he finished his stay as a vice president in charge of the industry for Michelin Aircraft Business worldwide.

Bollore will be replaced at Jaguar Land Rover, at least temporarily, is Adrian Mardell, who has been the chief financial officer of the company since June 2019. He has spent 30 years working in financial roles at JLR, after joining the automaker in 1990.

Automotive News