Volkswagen Group of America appoints Chris Glover as new President and CEO of Volkswagen Chattanooga Operations LLC

Glover will lead the #chattanooga assembly plant’s transformation and push towards electric mobility
Volkswagen #chattanooga facility employs more than 4,000 #people and generates an estimated $6.67 Billion USD in economic impact in the State of Tennessee¹

Herndon, VA, #chattanooga, TN — #volkswagen Group of America, Inc. today appointed #chrisglover as new President and CEO at #volkswagen #chattanooga LLC, the company’s assembly plant in #tennessee. Glover will assume the role on Jan. 1 and will lead the plant’s transformation and push towards electric mobility, starting with the localized production of the fully-electric #volkswagen ID.4 SUV in 2022. He follows Tom du Plessis, who will retire at the end of the year after a 13-year career with #volkswagen.

“I am delighted to be joining the team in Chattanooga”, said #chrisglover. “With #chattanooga now focusing on the next generation of automobile assembly with electric vehicles, it is a privilege to work with a world-class team, and to help in shaping and securing this great future for #volkswagen and our factory in the state of #tennessee.”

Glover was previously Executive Vice President and Member of the Board of Management at #volkswagen de México, responsible for Production and Logistics. He has served a career of more than 30 years at #volkswagen with leadership positions in several countries. Prior to #volkswagen de México, Glover served as Executive Director, Production Planning, at SAIC #volkswagen in China, and as Head of Division for Production Planning at #volkswagen of South Africa.

“As a passionate and decisive leader, Tom du Plessis has done a fantastic job in navigating our #chattanooga operations through the past 20 months of uncertainty,” said Scott Keogh, President and Chief Executive Officer of #volkswagen Group of America. “Perhaps more importantly, it was Tom’s commitment to helping us realize our electrified vision here in America that will be his legacy. #volkswagen is ready to lead the charge, and our expansion in #tennessee is critical to a long-term strategy of EV leadership. As we ramp up for localized assembly of the ID.4, Chris’s extensive background in production planning will move that strategy — and this industry — forward.”

Glover holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Electronic Engineering from the University of Cape Town, and a Business Management Diploma from Damelin College at Cape Town, South Africa.

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