Lotus has announced that its recent engineering main Matt Windle is to turn into its new running director, changing Phil Popham.
Windle, 49, started out his motor market job with the Norfolk sports car firm in 1998, and went on to rack up stints at Caterham, Tesla and Volvo prior to rejoining Lotus to direct its engineering division in 2017.
Popham has elected to stand down from his position “to pursue individual projects” but no even further details have been unveiled on his future options. The previous Jaguar Land Rover government, who joined Lotus in 2018, will continue on until March to support the new boss’s transition into his new part, whilst Whindle is assuming his new duties straight away.
Windle stated, “It’s an honour to be appointed Running Director of Lotus. Of the several manufacturers I have worked with more than the many years, Lotus has been the 1 closest to my heart. I have a heritage with this corporation courting back again more than twenty many years and I really know my way all over the business enterprise. The scale of the global prospect in advance of us is the two inspiring and all-consuming.”
The swap comes at a vital moment in Lotus’s redevelopment beneath its owner, Chinese large Geely. The corporation announced earlier this week that its three recent designs – Elise, Exige and Evora – will go out of manufacturing this yr as it prepares to launch its all-new automobile, codenamed Sort 131.
Popham stated, “Matt is an exceptional match for the senior management part. He has been an exceptional colleague to me due to the fact I joined the corporation, and is a well-known and extremely efficient member of the Lotus Govt crew. He’s a extended-standing ‘Lotus Man’ and I’m very pleased to welcome him as my successor.”
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