Toyota’s Lisa Materazzo and Ford’s Suzy Deering tackle new jobs Monday, Jan. 4. They’re the most recent in a rising checklist of feminine advertising and marketing chiefs at a few of the largest auto manufacturers within the U.S. Key appointments throughout the previous 20 months:

Lisa Materazzo
Toyota
Turns into vp of promoting for Toyota Division on Jan. 4, changing Ed Laukes, after holding comparable position at Lexus.

Suzy Deering
Ford
Employed from eBay to start as Ford Motor Co. chief advertising and marketing officer on Jan. 4. Replaces Pleasure Falotico, who will concentrate on her different job: president of Lincoln Motor Co.

Tara Rush
Audi
Joined Audi in 2019 from Heineken USA. Grew to become advertising and marketing chief on Dec. 1, succeeding Loren Angelo.

Kimberley Gardiner
Volkswagen
Employed in November to fill the emptiness created by the exit of Saad Chehab in Might. Gardiner had an identical position at Mitsubishi.

Allyson Witherspoon
Nissan
Promoted to chief advertising and marketing officer, a brand new place, in October. Had been vp of promoting communications and media, amongst different world and regional roles.

Angela Zepeda
Hyundai Motor America
Employed as advertising and marketing chief from affiliated advert company Innocean in October 2019 to exchange Dean Evans.

Deborah Wahl
Basic Motors
Appointed chief advertising and marketing officer in September 2019, filling a place vacant for the reason that 2012 departure of Joel Ewanick. Veteran of Ford, Chrysler, Toyota, McDonald’s and, most just lately, Cadillac.

Marissa Hunter
Fiat Chrysler Vehicles
Appointed to the brand new place of head of promoting for North America in April 2019, overseeing all the firm’s manufacturers. Most of 11-year FCA profession has been in model promoting.