• July 9, 2009

Chrysler has lined up new marketers for Chrysler and Jeep brand and sales. Reporting to Peter Fong, President and CEO of the Chrysler brand, will be Timothy Kuniskis, now head of Chrysler product marketing for PT Cruiser, Sebring and 300 platforms. Judith Wheeler has been appointed head of Chrysler product marketing for minivans; Saad Chehab is now head of Chrysler brand communications, overseeing brand image, brand positioning, brand analysis, branded accessories, merchandising and owner clubs, and Alistair Gardner is now head of Chrysler brand volume and inventory planning.

On the sales side of the Chrysler brand, Steve Beahm is the new VP sales operations; Jeffrey Strickland is head of field operations overseeing wholesale and retail planning, business center planning, coordination of incentives and the dealer advertising associations; Alistair Gardner is head of sales planning and incentives; Jason Stoicevich is head of retail sales promotions; Freda Bane-Prastitis has been appointed head of dealer relations; Howard Katz is the new head of small business sales and Lisa Way has been appointed head of certified pre-owned vehicle sales.

At Jeep and reporting to Michael Manley, president and CEO of the Jeep brand: Robert Hegbloom is now head of Jeep product marketing for the Grand Cherokee and Commander. Chris Ellis has the same title overseeing Wrangler and Liberty; and Kimberly Adams House for Compass and Patriot. Anant Kamat has been appointed Head of Jeep marketing mix and product optimization overseeing demand planning and forecasting, inventory planning, product mix analysis and incentives analysis.--Karl Greenberg