9:30 am, May 22, 2014
ROLLS-ROYCE has announced the appointment of Fintan Knight as director of sales and marketing.
He replaces Jolyon Nash who is leaving the company to join McLaren as executive director, global sales & marketing.
Knight began his career in the automotive industry with BMW Australia and joins Rolls-Royce Motor Cars after more than 20 years working for premium and luxury automotive brands in Europe, Asia and the Middle East, including Automobili Lamborghini, Audi and Infiniti.
During his 15 years with Audi AG, he served in a number of senior executive roles. He has also worked extensively in automotive retail markets in Europe and South Africa.
Rolls-Royce Cars CEO Torsten Müller-Ötvös said: ‘We are delighted to welcome Fintan Knight to the Rolls-Royce family. His considerable experience provides him with the perfect base to further build and expand on the successes achieved by Rolls-Royce Motor Cars over the past decade.’
Knight will assume his new role on June 1, 2014. He will be based at Rolls-Royce’s HQ at Goodwood in West Sussex.
