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26 May 2020, Gaydon, UK: The Board of Aston Martin Lagonda Global Holdings plc announces today that, Dr Andy Palmer and the Board agreed that he would step down as President and Group Chief Executive. The Board announces the appointment of Tobias Moers, as Chief Executive Officer. Tobias, 54, will be appointed to the Board as an Executive Director and will take over from Dr Andy Palmer. He will be based at the Company’s headquarters in Gaydon, Warwickshire and will join on 1 August 2020. In the interim period Keith Stanton, currently Vice President and Chief Manufacturing Operations Officer, is appointed interim Chief Operating Officer to support the Executive Chairman, Lawrence Stroll. Tobias is a highly successful and experienced automotive professional having spent more than 25 years in senior roles at Daimler AG, the German-based global automotive OEM. He is currently Chairman of the Management Board and Chief Executive Officer of Mercedes-AMG GmbH, a position he has h

Linda Jackson, Managing Director - Citroën UK & Ireland, has been appointed CEO for the Citroën brand with effect from 1 June, 2014. Linda will replace Fréderic Banzet who is taking up a senior role in FFP (Société Foncière, Financière et de Participations)*. Linda has over 35 years' experience in the motor industry in a variety of financial and commercial roles, and has held the position of Managing Director of Citroën in the UK since 2010. Also effective on 1 June, Yves Bonnefont is appointed CEO for the DS brand to accelerate the development of DS as a premium brand in its own right. Yves is currently Director of Strategy for the Group and deputy CEO for the Citroën brand. Linda Jackson and Yves Bonnefont will be responsible for implementing the "Back in the Race" strategic plan for their respective entities and will be members of the Executive Committee reporting directly to Carlos Tavares. A further announcement concerning Linda Jackson's replacement in the U