Jonathan Browning (UK businessman)
Jonathan Browning (born 21 June 1959) was the president and CEO of Volkswagen Group of America. He stepped down in December 2013 stating personal reasons.[1]
Career[]
He was General Motors Europe Vice President, Sales, Marketing and Aftersales and the Chairman of Vauxhall Motors. He served as the Chairman of Vauxhall Motors Ltd. from May 2005 until 2008.[2] He previously worked for Ford, where he was the Managing Director of Jaguar Cars between 1999 and 2001.[3][4] On 4 June 2010 Volkswagen Group announced that Jonathan Browning assumed responsibility for the global directing of the Volkswagen Group’s National Sales Companies (NSC) with effect from 1 June 2010. He became the President and CEO of Volkswagen Group of America on 1 October 2010 and resigned on 12 December 2013. He is currently Chairman of the Coventry and Warwickshire Local Enterprise Partnership.[5]
Early life[]
Browning was born in Taunton, England.[6] He obtained a BS from the University of Nottingham and an MBA from Duke University's Fuqua School of Business
References[]
- ^ Director, Martin Padgett Editorial. "Volkswagen Names Jonathan Browning New U.S. Chief". The Car Connection. Retrieved 2020-09-08.
- ^ "Stocks". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2020-09-08.
- ^ Gibbs, Geoff (2001-11-01). "Jaguar record breaker moves on". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 2008-08-10.
- ^ "GM Europe still faces major challenges". BBC News. 2007-04-17. Retrieved 2008-08-10.
- ^ "Jonathan Browning director information. Free company director check". www.cbetta.com. Retrieved 2020-09-08.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-02-22. Retrieved 2010-09-25.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- Alumni of the University of Nottingham
- British businesspeople
- Fuqua School of Business alumni
- Living people
- 1959 births
- People from Taunton
- British business biography, 20th-century birth stubs