Jean-Philippe Roux, currently regional director, Infiniti South Europe, will head Infiniti Australia from November 1, 2014.
He takes over the reins from current general manager Campbell York, who is pursuing an independent venture from later this year.
Roux’s appointment comes as part of a restructuring of Infiniti’s overall operations in the Asia and Oceania region. His new position in Australia will see him responsible for the market’s overall business strategy and local expansion.
Roux’s appointment makes him the first managing director for the brand’s Australian division, a market which Infiniti ranks as one of its most important.
“This leadership change is a vital step within a restructuring Infiniti is undertaking in the Asia and Oceania region, changes which are designed to maximise our business performance over the longer-term,” says Dane Fisher, Infiniti’s director of operations in Asia and Oceania.
“Jean-Philippe will be a great asset to Infiniti in Australia. Campbell York has done a critical job leading Infiniti in its local post-launch phase and has prepared the way for Jean-Philippe to take the next growth steps for our brand,” he adds.
Roux brings extensive experience in general management as well as marketing and sales operations from both Nissan and Infiniti. In the past two years, Roux has contributed to the planning and execution of Infiniti’s business growth in southern Europe, a region which covers France, Belgium, Luxembourg and Italy.
He has been a key figure in growing the brand’s sales volume in France and turning around Infiniti in Luxembourg and Italy. He also launched six new Infiniti centres over the last 18 months in the region.
Roux started his automotive career with Fiat Auto SpA in 1999, where he led direct marketing management. In 2001, he became automotive and CRM consultant at the BearingPoint agency, prior to joining Nissan Motor Europe three years later as network development and customer service manager.
In 2007, he assumed the title of crossover category manager at Nissan Motor GB before moving to Nissan West Europe to take up the position of dealer performance manager, where he directed both the sales and aftersales operations across 39 retail outlets.
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