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 Bolloré 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.
