[UPDATE] Aston Martin has confirmed Adrian Hallmark will change into Chief Govt Officer no later than October 1, 2024.
Adrian Hallmark was appointed chairman and CEO of Bentley in February 2018. Throughout his tenure, gross sales of the ultra-luxury British marque rose considerably, from 9,559 models throughout his first 12 months to fifteen,174 vehicles in 2022. Though demand dropped final 12 months, all the things appeared to be going tremendous on the headquarters in Crewe. Nevertheless, the top honcho is immediately stepping down.
Bentley issued a press launch at present, saying Adrian Hallmark is leaving the Volkswagen Group with fast impact. His successor shall be introduced in “due course.” In response to the Monetary Occasions, the previous man in control of Bentley is switching manufacturers whereas remaining within the UK. Hallmark will allegedly be appointed Aston Martin CEO within the following months. He would exchange 78-year-old Amedeo Felisa who is because of retire quickly.
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That might make Hallmark the third Aston Martin CEO in 4 years contemplating the previous prime brass Tobias Moers was employed for the highest place in 2020. His departure comes as a shock because it was just a few days in the past when he chatted with journalists after Bentley printed its annual report. As a refresher, the corporate is pushing again the introduction of its first electrical automobile by a 12 months, with the brand new goal being a market launch in 2026. As well as, the target to go purely electrical by the tip of the last decade has been delayed to 2033.
61-year-old Adrian Hallmark additionally labored for Bentley between 1999 and 2005 as a board member for gross sales and advertising. We’ll remind you the luxurious British automaker has been a member of the Volkswagen Group since 1998 earlier than transferring beneath the Audi Group company umbrella alongside Lamborghini in 2022.
“Bentley has had a fantastic affect on me. To redefine luxurious mobility for the longer term with such a robust model is a job that I took on with full dedication and nice pleasure. The time has now come for me to show to new challenges. I want to categorical heat because of the whole Bentley group for all that now we have achieved collectively in the previous few years.”
