Jaguar Land Rover has added to its board with the newly created role of executive director, industrial operations.
Barbara Bergmeier will lead the company’s new industrial operations organisation, which incorporates the responsibilities currently split across manufacturing, purchasing and supply chain teams.
Bergmeier joins the business from Airbus Defence and Space, where she was executive vice president and head of operations. She previously worked for almost 25 years at the BMW Group in international roles such as vice president of chassis and drive components and vice president of assembly and logistics.
Bergmeier said: “I’m thrilled to be joining Jaguar Land Rover at a time of strategic transformation. It is an exciting opportunity to create a fully connected, holistic industrial strategy, supported by the strongest supplier relations, that maximises the quality, efficiency and sustainability of our industrial operations around the world.
“People are at the heart of any business and, as Jaguar Land Rover pioneers a new era of electrification and digitalisation, I’m delighted to be part of the team contributing to its future success as the company moves to fully embody the modern luxury philosophy in everything it does.”
Chief executive Thierry Bolloré added: “Barbara is a talented leader with immense experience of the challenges within industry. Her natural pursuit of quality and full end-to-end industrial experience, combined with a values-based and people-centric approach to leadership and diversity, will be vital in continuing our own Reimagine journey.”