Following the departure of Ron Stach, Volkswagen has appointed Duncan Movassaghi to the post of Senior Vice President of Sales.
Movassaghi joins VW’s American wing from Skoda UK, where he was the Managing Director. Before that, the Cambridge graduate worked as head of sales operations at the Czech brand and started his time in the Group at Volkswagen UK in 2010.
Had an enlightening chat with Skoda UK director Duncan Movassaghi late last year – a very impressive auto industry exec. VW clearly agrees: from 1 Feb, he’s the new SVP for sales at Volkswagen of America.
— Richard Aucock (@richardaucock) January 8, 2018
“We are excited to welcome Duncan to his new position,” said Derrick Hatami, Executive Vice President, Sales and Marketing at VW of America, said in a statement. “His strong automotive and sales background combined with his experience within the Volkswagen Group will be an invaluable asset as Volkswagen seeks to grow in the U.S. market.”
News of Stach’s departure, meanwhile, broke on Saturday. In its statement today announcing the outgoing executive’s replacement, VW wrote that Stach, who had started with VW in March 2016, left the company “to pursue other career opportunities.”
The timing is suspect, though, because Stach left after a particularly weak December for VW, in which sales were nearly 19% lower than they had been a year earlier. That said, the company celebrated a positive year, in which sales rose by more than 5%. Full details of the departure have not been revealed.
Movassaghi start at VW of America on February 1.
[source: VW]
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