Andy Palmer is the
new chief executive officer of Aston Martin. He has spent the last 24 years
with Nissan Motor Manufacturing UK where latterly he has been chief planning
officer and executive vice president.
Palmer,
51, assumes operational responsibility for all aspects of Aston Martin business
and thus one of his prime interests no doubt will be to turn the company round
and put it on a long-term profitable footing.
He succeeds Dr. Ulrich Bez, Aston’s chief
executive officer for the past 14 years, during which time he allocated
production of the Rapide to Magna Steyr in Graz, Austria only to see production
later transferred back to the UK. Magna Steyr is a subsidiary of the Canadian
automotive supplier Magna International.
Palmer joined Automotive Products Ltd in Leamington
Spa as a 16 years-old apprentice, and after seven years joined Austin Morris to eventually become chief engineer of transmissions. In 2008 he obtained a PhD from Cranfield University, having previously obtained an MSc in product engineering from Warwick University.
In 2012, Palmer was named the automotive
industry’s most influential British executive by Auto Express and in 2013, the world’s third most influential chief
marketing officer by the CMO Influence Study, conducted by Appinions marketing
firm for Forbes magazine. In the 2014
New Year Honours, Palmer was appointed Companion of the Order of St. Michael
and St. George (CMG) for services to the automotive industry.
With such a glowing set of credentials, much
will be expected of Mr. Palmer as the ‘turnaround man’.
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