Jaguar Land Rover has appointed the corporate’s head of UK operations, Rawdon Glover, to supervise the revamped Jaguar model.

Glover’s title can be “Model Managing Director, Jaguar,” JLR stated in a press release.

His promotion comes as Jaguar prepares to grow to be an all-electric model in 2025 and place itself larger available in the market with a brand new vary of luxurious fashions

JLR will give extra info on the corporate’s progress on its plans for the model in April, it has stated.

Glover’s former job as managing director of JLR’s UK operations can be managed on an interim foundation by Paddy McGillycuddy, at present the top of gross sales and advertising and marketing within the UK, JLR stated.

Glover joined the British luxurious automaker in 2011 from Volkswagen Group, the place he rose to the place of head of aftersales and repair for the group within the U.S.

He was initially appointed director of worldwide customer support for JLR, earlier than shifting to the UK place in June 2018, in keeping with his Linkedin profile.

The Jaguar model has seen its automobile gross sales decline as JLR directed scarce semi-conductors towards its extremely worthwhile Land Rover fashions, together with the Vary Rover, Vary Rover Sport and Defender.