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Jaguar Cars North America Appoints New Vice President Of Finance and Administration

18 October 2000

Jaguar Cars North America Appoints New Vice President Of Finance and Administration

    MAHWAH, N.J., Oct. 18 Jaguar Cars North America announces
the recent appointment of Geoff Cousins to the position of vice president of
Finance and Administration.  Cousins is a member of the senior management team
and reports directly to Mike O'Driscoll, president of Jaguar Cars North
America.  Cousins manages financial, administrative and information systems
activities for Jaguar North America.
    Previous to this appointment Cousins held several management positions at
Jaguar, most recently the position of regional manager of east coast
operations and finance controller for Jaguar North America.  In addition,
Cousins has held the positions of finance manager of Sales and Marketing and
Body and Assembly operations for Jaguar Cars in Coventry, England.
    "Geoff is assuming an executive role during such a thrilling period for
the company," commented O'Driscoll.  "The current launch of our 2001 products
and preparation for next year's launch of X400, are examples of the exciting
energy Jaguar is presently experiencing."
    Cousins replaced John Roppo, who assumed the position of director of
Finance for the Lincoln Mercury.  Cousins, born in Newport, South Wales, holds
an M.B.A. and a bachelor's degree in economics from Warwick University in
Coventry, England.