People On the Move: Week of July 11

People On the Move: Week of July 11

A look back at personnel changes of the past week.

Driven Brands Appoints Jose Tomás to Board of Directors

Company adds new independent director and announces changes to committee.

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Lordstown Motors Announces Executive Appointments

The company announced several key executive appointments that further strengthen its senior leadership team.

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FullSpeed Automotive Appoints Rob Lynch as CEO

FullSpeed is the parent company to the flagship brands Grease Monkey, SpeeDee Oil Change & Auto Service and Kwik Kar.

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MBE Group Promotes Elle Deneau to Account Manager

Deneau joined MBE Group in 2021 and previously held the position of account coordinator.

Read more here.

Cummins Elects Gary Belske to its Board of Directors

Belske has extensive board experience, having served on Ernst & Young’s Americas and U.S. Boards for a decade.

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Fisker Appoints Alpay Uguz As Manufacturing Head

Uguz will oversee the company’s global manufacturing as it nears its goal of producing 1M vehicles annually in 2027.

Read more here.

Jennifer Rumsey Promoted to President and CEO of Cummins

Tom Linebarger will serve as chairman of the board and executive chairman.

Read more here.

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