Management changes at Opel/Vauxhall

• Stephen Norman appointed Senior Vice President Sales, Aftersales and Marketing of Opel/Vauxhall
• Paul Willcox to take over as Managing Director of Vauxhall

 

Rüsselsheim.  With effect from February 1^st 2021 Stephen Norman is appointed Senior Vice President of Sales, Aftersales and Marketing of Opel/Vauxhall. He is currently Managing Director of Vauxhall Motors and will succeed Xavier Duchemin who will take over other responsibilities within Stellantis. Paul Willcox is appointed as Managing Director of Vauxhall Motors.

“I am delighted to continue working with these experienced managers in the future. We will keep on developing the business and success of the Opel and Vauxhall brands”, said Opel & Vauxhall CEO Michael Lohscheller.

Stephen Norman has been Managing Director of Vauxhall Motors since February 2018. He joined Groupe PSA in May 2014 as Chief Marketing Officer and was appointed Senior Vice President, Chief Sales and Marketing Officer in 2016. Stephen Norman has held management positions in a number of global car companies like Renault, Fiat and Volkswagen with a strong focus on Sales & Marketing.

Paul Willcox has been leading Eurasia since July 2019. Prior to that assignment he held various senior management positions in the automotive industry at Nissan and the VW Group. Paul Willcox graduated in Management Sciences at Lancaster University.

 

Contact :

Michael Göntgens
Director Internal & Corporate Communications
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Michael.goentgens@stellantis.com

Nico Schmidt
Group Manager Corporate Communications
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nico.schmidt@stellantis.com