Jaguar Land Rover has introduced the appointment of Barbara Bergmeier to the freshly developed part of Government Director, Industrial Functions, on the Jaguar Land Rover Limited Board.
Efficient quickly, Bergmeier will guide Jaguar Land Rover’s new Industrial Functions organisation, which incorporates the tasks currently break up throughout producing, obtaining and offer chain teams.
This transform consolidates accountability for the finish ecosystem of how the enterprise produces autos, in 1 place.
A important priority will be to remodel, at velocity, this reconfigured organisation and Jaguar Land Rover’s supply chain as component of a completely linked industrial strategy. In convert, It reported that this will supply bigger performance and resilience of the company’s industrial functions throughout a linked worldwide landscape.
Bergmeier joins Jaguar Land Rover from Airbus Defence and Space, wherever she was Government Vice President & Head of Operations. Barbara beforehand labored for just about 25 years at the BMW Team in intercontinental roles which includes Vice President of Chassis & Push Factors and Vice President of Assembly & Logistics.
She mentioned: “I’m thrilled to be joining Jaguar Land Rover at a time of strategic transformation. It is an exciting opportunity to make a entirely related, holistic industrial technique, supported by the strongest supplier relations, that maximises the top quality, performance and sustainability of our industrial operations all-around the planet. Folks are at the heart of any business and, as Jaguar Land Rover pioneers a new period of electrification and digitalisation, I’m delighted to be element of the team contributing to its potential achievement as the firm moves to absolutely embody the present day luxurious philosophy in almost everything it does.”
Thierry Bolloré, Chief Executive Officer, Jaguar Land Rover, extra: “We are delighted to welcome Barbara to the executive group in this significant new function that harmonises all the factors of our provide chain. Barbara is a gifted chief with immense expertise of the troubles in business. Her all-natural pursuit of top quality and entire conclude-to-close industrial encounter, blended with a values-primarily based and people today-centric method to leadership and variety, will be crucial in continuing our individual Reimagine journey.”