- Experienced automotive leader to take up new post immediately in Britain
- Joins UK team as new Nissan Juke hits the streets
PARIS, France (January 6, 2020) – Nissan has appointed Andrew Humberstone as Managing Director of NMGB, leading Sales and Marketing operations in its biggest European market.
Effective immediately, he will be based at Nissan’s Maple Cross head office in Rickmansworth, near London, and will report to Roel de Vries, Senior Vice President for Sales & Marketing in Nissan Europe.
Previously heading Nissan’s Independent Markets in Europe, Andrew joined Nissan Europe in May 2019 and has more than 27 years’ experience in the automotive industry. Before joining Nissan he worked for companies including Fiat Chrysler, where he held executive positions in international markets including Europe, the Middle East, India and China.
He joins NMGB following the launch of the all-new Nissan Juke, and as the company celebrates the 10th birthday of the Nissan LEAF - the world’s best-selling electric car - with plans to electrify more than 40% of Nissan vehicles sold in Europe.
Andrew said: “The UK is our biggest market and is extremely important for Nissan - customers here have taken our electric and crossover models to heart and made Qashqai, Juke and LEAF the leading vehicles in their segments.
“With the all-new Nissan Juke now on sale – and having taken almost three thousand orders since its launch six weeks ago - I’m excited to join the UK team as we look forward to leading a new era of design, electrification and connectivity in our line-up.”
Roel de Vries, Nissan Senior Vice President for Sales and Marketing in Europe, said: “Congratulations to Andrew on his appointment. His leadership in delivering Nissan Intelligent Mobility technologies to our UK customers will be vital, as more and more people make the switch to electrified vehicles.”
Andrew replaces Kalyana Sivagnanam, who has left Nissan to pursue other opportunities.
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ABOUT NISSAN IN THE UK
- Nissan Sunderland Plant produces the Nissan Qashqai, Juke, Infiniti Q30 and the 100% electric Nissan LEAF
- Production of lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles began in 2012
- Total plant volume since 1986 stands at more than 9 million units with 80 per cent of production exported to over 100 markets worldwide
- Total investment made and announced since then is over £4.0 billion
- 495,645 units were produced at Sunderland plant in 2017
- Employment in Nissan’s UK design studio (Paddington, London), technical centre (Cranfield Bedfordshire), manufacturing plant (Sunderland, Tyne and Wear) and sales and marketing operations (Maple Cross, Hertfordshire) now totals more than 8,000.
- A further 28,000 jobs in Nissan’s UK supply chain and 4,000 in its UK dealer network takes the total British jobs supported by Nissan to more than 40,000
About Nissan in Europe
Nissan has one of the most comprehensive European presences of any overseas manufacturer, employing more than 16,000 staff across locally based design, research & development, manufacturing, logistics and sales & marketing operations. In 2018, Nissan plants in the UK, Spain and Russia produced about 600,000 vehicles including award-winning crossovers, commercial vehicles and the Nissan LEAF, Europe’s most selling electric vehicle in 2018. Pursuing a goal of zero emissions and zero fatalities on the road, Nissan is leading the field with its vision of Intelligent Mobility. Designed to guide Nissan’s product and technology pipeline, this 360 degree approach to the future of mobility will anchor critical company decisions around how cars are powered, how cars are driven, and how cars integrate into society.
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About Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
Nissan is a global full-line vehicle manufacturer that sells more than 60 models under the Nissan, INFINITI and Datsun brands. In fiscal year 2018, the company sold 5.52 million vehicles globally, generating revenue of 11.6 trillion yen. Nissan’s global headquarters in Yokohama, Japan, manages operations in six regions: Asia & Oceania; Africa, the Middle East & India; China; Europe; Latin America; and North America. Nissan has partnered with French manufacturer Renault since 1999 and acquired a 34% stake in Mitsubishi Motors in 2016. The Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi alliance sold 10.76 million vehicles combined in calendar year 2018.
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