Jonathan Browning (50) assumed responsibility for the global directing of the Volkswagen Group’s National Sales Companies (NSC) with effect from June 1, 2010. The Group Board Member for Sales and Marketing Christian Klingler commented: “Directing our sales companies is becoming enormously important in the light of internationalization and market dynamics. It is therefore a central pillar in the realignment of our Group sales and marketing organization.
Jonathan Browning will bring outstanding international experience to directing the National Sales Companies.†Jonathan Browning has held numerous executive sales and marketing posts worldwide at General Motors (GM) and Ford Motor Company. He was Vice President European Sales, Service and Marketing at the GM Group from 2001 to 2008, and also Chairman of Vauxhall Motors from 2006 to 2008, becoming GM Vice President Global Sales, Service and Marketing in 2008. Browning worked for the Ford Group from 1997 to 2001, first as Executive Director Marketing for Ford Europe and then as the Global Managing Director of Jaguar.
