Peugeot-Citroen Names Jean-Marc Gales To Head Citroen Brand
02 April 2009 - 11:28AM
Dow Jones News
PSA Peugeot-Citroen (UG.FR) said Thursday it has appointed
Jean-Marc Gales, 46, to head its Citroen brand.
Gales replaces Gilles Michel, who left Citroen earlier this year
to head the French government's new strategic investment fund.
Gales, who is from Luxembourg, has spent his entire professional
career in the European automobile industry, working for Volkswagen
AG (VOW.XE), BMW AG (BMW.XE) and General Motors Corp's (GM) Opel
and Saab brands.
Since 2006, he has been head of global sales for Daimler AG's
(DAI) Mercedes-Benz premium brand.
-By David Pearson, Dow Jones Newswires; +331 4017 1740,
david.pearson@dowjones.com