Dr Tim Leverton resigns as Tata Motors’ CTO

Dr Timothy Leverton, president and head - Advanced and Product Engineering, Tata Motors has resigned from the company as per an official announcement made today. Dr Leverton has decided to disengage from his services in the organisation due to personal reasons and will relocate back to the UK.
 
Dr Leverton's career spans 31 years in the automotive industry specialising in product development. He has held senior management positions in the Rover Group and Land Rover, as well as the BMW Group as the chief engineer for 2003 Rolls-Royce Phantom, and JCB as group engineering director. He joined Tata Motors in 2010, working out of the Tata Motors Engineering Research Centre in Pune.
 
Commenting on Dr Leverton's departure, Guenter Butschek, CEO and MD, Tata Motors said, "It has been wonderful working with Tim during my tenure and it is indeed a loss that he has decided to leave and move back to UK for personal reasons. Tim has actively led the research and development initiatives of Tata Motors and we thank him for his invaluable contribution. We wish him the very best in his future endeavours." 
 
Dr Tim Leverton will continue to remit his responsibilities till October 31, 2017. The successor to Dr Leverton will be announced in due course of time. This announcement comes within a month of announcement made by Tata Motors for its aggressive turnover plan to regain market share, possibly affecting the overall turnaround plans.