Jaguar CEO reportedly steps down

[unsprung]

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Edited by unsprung on Saturday 9th August 14:49

[AndyJWB]

Another take on it: 64-year-old CEO decides to retire after delivering record full-year profits.

[Andeh1]

What a stupid post.

[RandomCarChat]

AndyJWB said:

Another take on it: 64-year-old CEO decides to retire after delivering record full-year profits.

Much more accurate.

[Jag_NE]

He is the JLR CEO, not the Jaguar CEO. He just delivered record profits and has retired.

Lots of stupid old men who never bought a new jaguar but buy 2nd hand ones, thinking their views are relevant.

[ChocolateFrog]

Given his age how much influence would he have had in Jag's rebrand.

CEO's don't usually step down out of the blue. I would have thought at a well run company that sort of thing would be 2 or 3 years in the planning.

Edited by ChocolateFrog on Friday 8th August 15:05

[Galego]

Cue in the mouth-frothers with the “96% sales down” crap

God save me from defending corporate types, but the dude delivered record profits and is 64, retiring after a 35 year stint. Let him ride into the sunset

[malaccamax]

Also he was shepherding through a plan started before he was CEO. It's what the new CEO does with Jaguar that will be interesting.

[GeniusOfLove]

Jag_NE said:

Lots of stupid old men who never bought a new jaguar but buy 2nd hand ones, thinking their views are relevant.

100,000,000x this. Also see Alfa Romeo and SAAB "enthusiasts" who actually only like them when they're the 5th owner and it's a £2k car, but somehow think they're the arbiter of what the brand represents.

[Relaxitscool]

Jag_NE said:

Lots of stupid old men who never bought a new jaguar but buy 2nd hand ones, thinking their views are relevant.

What a bizarre comment.

[Andeh1]

Relaxitscool said:

Jag_NE said:

Lots of stupid old men who never bought a new jaguar but buy 2nd hand ones, thinking their views are relevant.

What a bizarre comment.

Rhetoric aside, it's also actually correct. Media romanticising of it included.

[Wardy78]

Galego said:

Cue in the mouth-frothers with the “96% sales down” crap

God save me from defending corporate types, but the dude delivered record profits and is 64, retiring after a 35 year stint. Let him ride into the sunset

And stated when he took the role that it was a 3 yr move.

Slow news day.

Relaxitscool said:

Jag_NE said:

Lots of stupid old men who never bought a new jaguar but buy 2nd hand ones, thinking their views are relevant.

What a bizarre comment.

I'd say incredibly accurate actually.

[Relaxitscool]

How so?