Geoff Polites
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Geoffrey Paul Polites was the Australian chief executive officer
of Jaguar Land Rover. He had worked with the Ford company since 1970 and worked several positions up until his death.
He started as a Product Planner and completed training in both the United States and Europe, before rejoining Ford Australia in 1975 as Marketing Plans and Research Manager. Around this time he was an Australian rules football umpire in the VFL, before retiring after 39 senior matches in 1979.
During his career he also worked as a manager in sales, merchandising and as a dealer. He won Ford Australia's Dealer of the Year three separate times. He took over as chief executive on 1 October 2005, during this time he worked with the sale on Tata Motors
.
Polites died of cancer
on 20 April, 2008.
Chief executive officer
A chief executive officer , managing director , Executive Director for non-profit organizations, or chief executive is the highest-ranking corporate officer or administrator in charge of total management of an organization...
of Jaguar Land Rover. He had worked with the Ford company since 1970 and worked several positions up until his death.
He started as a Product Planner and completed training in both the United States and Europe, before rejoining Ford Australia in 1975 as Marketing Plans and Research Manager. Around this time he was an Australian rules football umpire in the VFL, before retiring after 39 senior matches in 1979.
During his career he also worked as a manager in sales, merchandising and as a dealer. He won Ford Australia's Dealer of the Year three separate times. He took over as chief executive on 1 October 2005, during this time he worked with the sale on Tata Motors
Tata Motors
Tata Motors Limited is an Indian multinational automotive corporation headquartered in Mumbai, India. Part of the Tata Group, it was formerly known as TELCO...
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Polites died of cancer
Cancer
Cancer , known medically as a malignant neoplasm, is a large group of different diseases, all involving unregulated cell growth. In cancer, cells divide and grow uncontrollably, forming malignant tumors, and invade nearby parts of the body. The cancer may also spread to more distant parts of the...
on 20 April, 2008.