David Smith will be the new CEO of Jaguar and Land Rover, Tata motors have announced today. Mr. Smith is the Chief Financial Officer for Land Rover and Jaguar and was the acting CEO since april 20th after shocking demise of CEO Geoff Polites.Smith is an englishman and has worked for Ford as a finance and strategy expert. He was appointed Jaguar and Land Rover’s CFO on March 1.
David has also held various finance and strategy positions within Ford after he joined the company in 1983. He has worked on numerous assignments in Switzerland, U.S, Asia and Turkey. He is the director of Jaguar and Land Rover since 1990. He has also played a big role in reviving Land Rover and Jaguar.
Tata Motors incidently have also completed its acquisition of Jaguar and Land Rover from Ford Motor Co. today.