Who will replace McGovern at JLR? Your guess is as good as mine

JLR’s chief creative officer was let go by the British firm after 21 years

News of the abrupt departure of JLR chief creative officer Gerry McGovern elicits feelings of both shock and long expectation, depending which group of commentators you consult.
Reasons for the shock are clear enough: McGovern was given a huge amount of control over the “reimagination” of Jaguar when former CEO Thierry Bollore arrived to give shape to a rescue plan at the back end of 2020. What’s shocking is that McGovern’s close connection with the first reimagined model should be summarily severed merely months from its much-heralded public debut.
The expectation faction’s arguments are also easy to follow: Apparently unbidden, McGovern assumed a remarkable degree of autocratic control over not only the new Jaguars’ designs but over many aspects of car creation that designers don’t usually control: publicity, advertising, brand development, timing, public statements and much more. No-one inside the business