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Porsche Cars North America Appoints John Cappella As Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer

PRIVATEJun 27, 2024almost 2 years ago

Position

Chief Operating Officer

Company

Porsche Cars North America

John Cappella
AtlantaSportsAutomotive

Description

John Cappella has been appointed as the Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at Porsche Cars North America (PCNA). He brings extensive experience from his previous role as President and CEO at Porsche Cars Canada and his prior position as Vice President, Area East at PCNA. John Cappella will replace Joe Lawrence, effective July 2, 2024.

Company Information

Company

Porsche Cars North America

Location

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

About

At Porsche Cars North America, we thrive on a foundation of precision engineering fueled by the American entrepreneurial spirit; we carry on the vision of our founder, Ferry Porsche, by delivering impassioned experiences as legendary as the cars we build, and we do it every day. We are fueling Porsche Passion as an unprecedented brand built on the idea that we are better together as a diverse and gifted workforce united in the desire to be the world’s most aspirational brand and most empowering employer. As an extension of the Porsche family, each of our team members brings a unique perspective and master craft to our workforce. We boast the brightest engineers, brand builders and marketing minds, business development leaders, analytical aficionados and corporate professionals in the automotive business – not because we want to lead our industry in performance and customer satisfaction, but because we do.

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