- JLR’s long-time design boss, Gerry McGovern, will leave the company at the end of this month.
- McGovern would leave to start his own creative consultancy.
- In December, reports emerged suggesting that McGovern had been escorted out of JLR, but the automaker denied this at the time.
It looks like JLR’s long-time design boss, Gerry McGovern, has officially left the company. Really, this time. His departure from the automaker, scheduled for the end of March, follows reports late last year that he had been “escorted out of office”. JLR denied it at the time, but perhaps it was premature.
JLR allegedly notified its employees via memo about McGovern’s departure from the company. automatic car obtained the memo, which was confirmed by the automaker. He plans to set up his own creative consultancy.
Photo by: Jaguar
McGovern began his career at Austin Rover Group before a stint at Ford. He then worked at Jaguar and Land Rover for more than 21 years, where he was responsible for models such as the Land Rover Defender and Range Rover Evoque. He also led the design team for the Type 00 concept, which was highly controversial.
McGovern said in the memo, “It has been a great honor to work at JLR for two extraordinary decades,” thanking the Tata family. JLR’s new CEO, PB Balaji, thanked McGovern for his “significant contribution” to the carmaker.
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Motorcycle Pickup1: With the back and forth surrounding McGovern in recent months, it’s nice to finally have confirmation from the company. McGovern has had a great design career in automotive, but JLR seems convinced it’s time to move in a new direction.
