New Bentley CEO Talks Future Products, Electric Cars And Profitability
Adrian Hallmark鈥檚 Twitter biog simply proclaims 鈥楤entley Boy Again鈥? Following a stint as sales and marketing boss at Bentley from 2003, he left for Volkswagen in the US and then the Far East. After a short spell at Saab he joined Jaguar Land Rover before returning to Crewe in February as Chairman and CEO. 鈥淚鈥檓 like a pig in the proverbial,鈥?he tells us. 鈥淏ut the role鈥檚 not without its challenges. He returns to Bentley with the company in the red for the first time since 2009, but is clear about the reasons why and what needs to be done to return to profitability. 鈥淭wo problems have driven us into the red,鈥?he explains. 鈥淭he coupe was delayed nine months, it just wasn鈥檛 ready for launch. But we鈥檇 paid for it - we鈥檇 paid all the money out, but not got any money back in. With an honesty that has endeared him to the workforce, he admits that Bentley wasn鈥檛 prepared for WLTP.
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