Gary Savage Appointed as New Managing Director For Citroën UK

SLOUGH, UNITED KINGDOM – May 26, 2009: Gary Savage has been announced as the new Managing Director for Citroen UK effective from June 16th, following the promotion of Xavier Duchemin to Head of Marketing and Communications in Paris.

Gary Savage brings with him a wealth of UK and European Sales experience, having been most recently Head of Marketing and Brand Development for Audi in Russia, and then previously in the UK in a variety of senior roles including Head of Sales and Marketing within Volkswagen group’s UK operations.

Commenting on his new position at Citroen UK, Gary Savage said, “I am really happy to be joining Citroen at a time when the brand is becoming even more dynamic, stylish and innovative. We have just launched the award winning C3 Picasso and the exciting DS range is still to come. ”

Jean-Marc Gales, Citroën’s CEO said, “we are looking forward to welcoming a great professional with such strong sales experience to further develop Citroen in the UK.”

Gary Savage aged 47 will take up his new post based in Citroen’s UK Headquarters in Slough on June 16th.