New Lotus CEO

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andy_s

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19,607 posts

266 months

Friday 4th September 2009
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"Dany T. Bahar has been appointed as the new CEO of Group Lotus effective 1st
October 2009, replacing Michael J. Kimberley, who retired in July.
Prior to this appointment, Dany Bahar was Senior Vice President, Commercial &
Brand for Ferrari SpA where he was responsible for worldwide road car sales
and after sales business, overall road car and F1 marketing activities, licensing,
and merchandising business.
Before joining Ferrari SpA, Dany Bahar was the Head of Corporate Projects
Business in Red Bull GmbH. He was responsible for the overall corporate
project business development, with emphasis on diversifying the business such
as setting up their F1 strategy with Red Bull Racing and Scuderia Toro Rosso
and the US based Nascar Team operations, acquiring football clubs in Salzburg,
New York and Ghana for commercial purposes.
On his appointment, Dany Bahar said, “I am looking forward to taking on the
challenges as CEO of this legendary and iconic company with a peerless
motorsport history. Lotus has a worldwide reputation for innovative engineering
and superb sportscars that lead the world in efficiency, design and dynamics.
With the recent launch of the award-winning Evora, there is proof that Lotus is
better placed than many to capitalise on the rapidly changing automotive market.
I can’t wait to get my plans underway in October.”
In welcoming Dany Bahar, Dato’ Mohd Nadzmi Mohd Salleh, the Chairman of
Lotus Group, stated “With Dany’s track record in motorsports and Ferrari, we
strongly believe that we have found the right CEO to enhance the Lotus image,
brand and reputation as a world class sportscar and engineering company. With
a strong management team already in place, we are confident this objective can
be attained.”
Dany Bahar, a Swiss National, holds an MBA and is married with two children."

'I can't wait to get my plans underway in October' sounds a bit ominous...

Yuxi

648 posts

196 months

Tuesday 8th September 2009
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andy_s said:
"Dany T. Bahar has been appointed as the new CEO of Group Lotus effective 1st
October 2009, replacing Michael J. Kimberley, who retired in July.
Prior to this appointment, Dany Bahar was Senior Vice President, Commercial &
Brand for Ferrari SpA where he was responsible for worldwide road car sales
and after sales business, overall road car and F1 marketing activities, licensing,
and merchandising business.
Before joining Ferrari SpA, Dany Bahar was the Head of Corporate Projects
Business in Red Bull GmbH. He was responsible for the overall corporate
project business development, with emphasis on diversifying the business such
as setting up their F1 strategy with Red Bull Racing and Scuderia Toro Rosso
and the US based Nascar Team operations, acquiring football clubs in Salzburg,
New York and Ghana for commercial purposes.
On his appointment, Dany Bahar said, “I am looking forward to taking on the
challenges as CEO of this legendary and iconic company with a peerless
motorsport history. Lotus has a worldwide reputation for innovative engineering
and superb sportscars that lead the world in efficiency, design and dynamics.
With the recent launch of the award-winning Evora, there is proof that Lotus is
better placed than many to capitalise on the rapidly changing automotive market.
I can’t wait to get my plans underway in October.”
In welcoming Dany Bahar, Dato’ Mohd Nadzmi Mohd Salleh, the Chairman of
Lotus Group, stated “With Dany’s track record in motorsports and Ferrari, we
strongly believe that we have found the right CEO to enhance the Lotus image,
brand and reputation as a world class sportscar and engineering company. With
a strong management team already in place, we are confident this objective can
be attained.”
Dany Bahar, a Swiss National, holds an MBA and is married with two children."

'I can't wait to get my plans underway in October' sounds a bit ominous...
McFly..................