- Geoff Polites
Geoffrey Paul Polites (
5 November ,1947 -20 April ,2008 ) was theAustralian chief executive officer of Jaguar Land Rover. He had worked with the Ford company since 1970 and worked several positions up until his death.He started as a Product Planner and completed training in both the United States and Europe, before rejoining Ford Australia in 1975 as Marketing Plans and Research Manager. During his career he also worked as a manager in sales, merchandising and as a dealer. He won Ford Australia's Dealer of the Year three separate times. He took over as chief executive on
1 October ,2005 , during this time he worked with the sale onTata Motors . [ [http://www.topgear.com/content/news/stories/2788/ Geoff Polites dies] "Top Gear"]Polites died of
cancer on 20 April, 2008. [ [http://www.newspress.co.uk/LINKS/200408for/index.html GEOFF POLITES, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, JAGUAR LAND ROVER, DIES] "Newspress"] [ [http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/22/business/22polites.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss Geoffrey Polites, Australian Ford Official, Is Dead at 60] "The New York Times"]References
External links
* [http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/geoff-polites-jaguar-land-rover-chief-executive-813976.html The Independent - Obituary]
* [http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08112/875166-122.stm Post Gazette - Obituary]
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