National Press Release

Schorr Completes New Management Team Following the Company Relocation to N.J.

MAHWAH, N.J., March 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Stuart Schorr has been appointed Vice President of Communications and Public Affairs for Jaguar Land Rover North America, effective today. Schorr will be responsible for all communications, including corporate and internal communications, and Jaguar and Land Rover product and brand communications. He will also be responsible for managing government affairs communication for the organization.

With Schorr's appointment and the recent hiring of Richard Beattie as Executive Vice President, Jaguar, the company now has in place its complete new leadership team at its Mahwah, N.J. headquarters. Schorr will report to Gary Temple, President, Jaguar Land Rover North America and Simon Warr, Director, Global Communications and Public Affairs and will have direct responsibility for communications staff in the United States, Canada and Mexico.

"I'm delighted to welcome Stuart to the Jaguar Land Rover team to lead our critically important communications efforts with the media, our employees, dealers, opinion leaders and government officials," said Temple. "Stuart's expertise and knowledge of the automotive industry will be critical as we shape our company's future, and his appointment completes our new executive management team."

Schorr, 43, previously served as Senior Manager, Communications for Chrysler LLC, in Auburn Hills, Michigan most recently responsible for External Affairs and Public Policy, Stakeholder and Electronic Communications. Previously at Chrysler, LLC he had overseen global sales public relations, and at Chrysler Canada, LLC, led the communications department. Schorr also held managerial positions within DaimlerChrysler AG in Washington D.C., covering public policy and external affairs, as well as for Mercedes-Benz USA as Regional Communications Manager, in Bethesda, Md.

"Stuart is a great addition to our global public relations team," said Simon Warr, Director, Global Communications and Public Affairs, Jaguar Land Rover. "Through his communications expertise, relationships with the media and knowledge of the automotive industry he will make a significant contribution to our new look operation in one of our largest markets. I look forward to working with him."

"There could not be a better time to join Jaguar Land Rover North America than right now," said Schorr. "The company has the mindset of a global startup, fully committed to the ongoing successful transformation of the legendary Jaguar and Land Rover brands. Today these brands offer some of the most exciting, desirable and capable products in the world. Propelled by the company's design and technology capabilities, the future appears even brighter for its employees, dealers, and ultimately customers."

Jaguar Land Rover is a business built around two great British car brands that design, engineer and manufacture in the UK. Jaguar Cars Limited, founded in 1922, is one of the world's premier manufacturers of luxury sedans and sports cars. Since 1948 Land Rover has been manufacturing authentic 4x4s that define 'breadth of capability' in their segments. The Jaguar XF, XJ and XK models are manufactured at the company's Castle Bromwich plant in Birmingham, while the Jaguar X-TYPE is produced alongside the Land Rover LR2 (Freelander 2) at the Halewood plant in Liverpool. Land Rover's Defender, LR3 (Discovery 3), Range Rover Sport and Range Rover models are all built at the Solihull plant. The Jaguar Land Rover business employs some 16,000 people, predominately in the UK, including some 3,500 engineers at two product development centers in Whitley, Coventry and Gaydon, Warwickshire. The business is a major wealth generator for the UK with 78 percent of Land Rovers exported to 169 countries and 70 percent of Jaguars exported to 63 countries, with sales to customers conducted principally through franchised dealers and importers.

SOURCE Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC