Saleen Forums News
09-13-2008, 02:57 AM
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Marques McCammon
By SOEC Staff/Saleen Forums News
IRVINE, CA -- September 12, 2008 -- SOEC/Saleen Forums News Exclusive -- Saleen's Marques McCammon said goodbye to Motor City today, and is heading for an exciting opportunity in San Diego County with Aptera building "green" cars. After becoming Saleen's General Manager as a result of the ASC Global/Saleen merger in mid-2007, McCammon is the second of several former ASC team members who have already left -- or will soon be leaving -- during the company's current reorganization.
During his brief tenure of just over a year, McCammon headed the team that brought several special edition Saleen models including the Red Flag, American Flag, Sterling, and the Gurney Edition. McCammon also headed the launch of the Racecraft brand as he also shifted the Saleen brand even more upscale, one of the strategies behind launching Racecraft. Thirty-two-year-old McCammon had previously headed ASC Global's West Design and Technical Center in Huntington Beach, Calif., opening its doors in 2006. Before joining ASC, he worked with Dodge's Performance Vehicle Operations team which brings the brand's SRT models to life, and where he also led the team that created the Neon SRT-4.
Saleen's Product Planning Director, Julie Zona, is shifting gears to help cover some of McCammon's responsibilities in managing the Saleen and Racecraft brands. Zona has worked closely with McCammon on product launches since joining the company in Fall of 2007, after long tenure working in product strategy at Chrysler.
In a seemingly unrelated move, Paul Wilbur, who became Saleen's CEO after the ASC/Saleen merger left in early July for a position with Aptera (http://www.aptera.com/) in Carlsbad, Calif., another "green" car company. This move left former ASC alumn Chris Theodore at the helm, moving up from his position as Chief Technology Officer.
Word around the Troy water cooler is other upper-management changes are in the works as Saleen strives to become a little more lean and nimble as the American automaker industry continues ahead, on a winding road faced with a variety of challenges.
Marques McCammon
By SOEC Staff/Saleen Forums News
IRVINE, CA -- September 12, 2008 -- SOEC/Saleen Forums News Exclusive -- Saleen's Marques McCammon said goodbye to Motor City today, and is heading for an exciting opportunity in San Diego County with Aptera building "green" cars. After becoming Saleen's General Manager as a result of the ASC Global/Saleen merger in mid-2007, McCammon is the second of several former ASC team members who have already left -- or will soon be leaving -- during the company's current reorganization.
During his brief tenure of just over a year, McCammon headed the team that brought several special edition Saleen models including the Red Flag, American Flag, Sterling, and the Gurney Edition. McCammon also headed the launch of the Racecraft brand as he also shifted the Saleen brand even more upscale, one of the strategies behind launching Racecraft. Thirty-two-year-old McCammon had previously headed ASC Global's West Design and Technical Center in Huntington Beach, Calif., opening its doors in 2006. Before joining ASC, he worked with Dodge's Performance Vehicle Operations team which brings the brand's SRT models to life, and where he also led the team that created the Neon SRT-4.
Saleen's Product Planning Director, Julie Zona, is shifting gears to help cover some of McCammon's responsibilities in managing the Saleen and Racecraft brands. Zona has worked closely with McCammon on product launches since joining the company in Fall of 2007, after long tenure working in product strategy at Chrysler.
In a seemingly unrelated move, Paul Wilbur, who became Saleen's CEO after the ASC/Saleen merger left in early July for a position with Aptera (http://www.aptera.com/) in Carlsbad, Calif., another "green" car company. This move left former ASC alumn Chris Theodore at the helm, moving up from his position as Chief Technology Officer.
Word around the Troy water cooler is other upper-management changes are in the works as Saleen strives to become a little more lean and nimble as the American automaker industry continues ahead, on a winding road faced with a variety of challenges.