After 11 years with Volvo Car Australia, Matt Braid has chosen to leave the company. He will hand over the managing director role to Kevin McCann and will leave the organisation on October 13, 2014.
“Since early 2014 I have been in discussions about my future career within Volvo Cars, including a number of overseas roles. But, after 11 enjoyable years with the Volvo brand, I have decided the time is right for me to leave the company and explore some new challenges,” Braid says.
In regards to McCann taking over, Braid notes: “I am sure he will do an excellent job of leading the Volvo brand to the next stage of its growth in Australia.”
Under Braid’s leadership over the past three and a half years, Volvo Car Australia has achieved record sales success and won the Roy Morgan Research ‘customer satisfaction award’ for car manufacturer of the year in 2013.
In addition, Polestar road cars have now become a global offering from Volvo after starting out as a small pilot project in Australia in late 2012 with Volvo Polestar Racing having a positive debut year competing in the 2014 V8 Supercars Championship with the S60.
Thomas Andersson, vice president international, Volvo Cars adds: “Based on Matt’s decision, and to ensure a seamless transition, he will work with Kevin on a handover process commencing in late September.”
McCann comes with extensive automotive experience, both here in Australia and overseas, with manufacturers including Audi, Hyundai and Volkswagen.
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