Joe Greenwell to be next president of the SMMT
Tue 25 November 2008
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Joe Greenwell, Ford of Europe's vice president, governmental affairs will be the next president of the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) with effect from 1 January 2009. A Board member of the LowCVP, Joe Greenwell succeeds Graham Smith OBE - the current chairman of the LowCVP Board - who is stepping down at the end of his two year term.
Joe Greenwell, who has held his current post at Ford since 2005, has enjoyed a long and successful career in the automotive industry. Immediately before his current position, he was chairman and CEO of Jaguar Land Rover, having previously been vice president, Marketing and Operations, responsible for Ford of Canada, Ford of Mexico, Worldwide Direct Market Operations and Global Marketing.
On his appointment, Mr Greenwell said: “I am under no illusions about the severity of the challenges that we face. The economic downturn is having a major impact on our industry and there may be worse to come. Our sector is a vital part of the UK economy. I shall be working hard with the SMMT team and industry colleagues to raise awareness of our position and to promote proposals for seeing the industry through these very difficult times.”
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