Bentley Motors Appoints New Dirctor of Marketing Communications

Crewe, 17th November 2006 ... Bentley Motors is pleased to announce the appointment of James Pillar to the new position of Director of Marketing Communications.

James (40) joins Bentley from Ferrari GB, where he has held a number of marketing roles in the last three years, most recently as Marketing Director. Prior to this, he has held marketing positions with Virgin Cars, Porsche Cars GB, Lamborghini and TVR.

James's arrival follows the decision of Mark Tennant, Marketing & PR Director, to leave Bentley after nine years with the company in pursuit of other interests.

"We are delighted to welcome James to the team," said Stuart McCullough, Member of the Board, Sales & Marketing. "But in doing so I would also like to thank Mark for his tremendous contribution to Bentley's success in the last few years, and wish him well for the future."

An announcement regarding Mark's responsibilities for PR will follow in due course.