Ex-Tesla/Harley-Davidson exec Michael van der Sande resurfaces at Aston Martin
Filed under: Hirings/Firings/Layoffs, Aston Martin, Luxury
It didn’t take Michael van der Sande long to land a new gig after leaving his last posting at Tesla Motors. In August, van der Sande left Tesla after only nine months as senior vice-president of sales and marketing for the electric car maker. The sales executive who spent 12 years at Harley-Davidson (much of it running its European operations) will now be responsible for growing Aston Martin’s global sales.
Aston has announced that van der Sande, 44, will occupy the new position of chief commercial officer. Mr. van der Sande will report directly to CEO Dr. Ulrich Bez and oversee all commercial aspects of the company from its headquarters in Gaydon.
Like most other brands, Aston Martin has been struggling with the flagging world economy and one of its Middle East investors is reportedly short of cash. Hopefully, the launch of the new four-door Rapide will help van der Sande and his team right the luxury marque’s ship in 2010. To learn more about van der Sande and his appointment, check out the official press release after the jump.
[Source: Aston Martin]
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