VW, Hyundai U.S. CEOs Step Down Unexpectedly

摘要

While the retirement of GM s CEO, Dan Akerson. and the transition to Mary Barra was long expected, no one saw two other CEO shakeups coming. Volkswagen of America president and CEO Jonathan Browning is leaving for personal reasons, and will be replaced by Michael Horn. Browning, named CEO in 2010. was key in VW's effort to boost VW sales past 800,000 units by 2018. He oversaw the launch of the 2011 Volkswagen Passat among other vehicles, and played a key role in the development of a Passat-based crossover that's finally been approved for production. Horn, former head of VW global after sales, joined the German automotive giant in 1990. where strategy. In 1997 he was promoted to head of sales for North West Europe, and by 2004 he'd been appointed VW's head of European sales. He's worked as head of VW global after sales since 2009.