- Katherine Knight promoted to
SVP, Chief Legal and Administrative Officer
- Responsible for all legal, HR, corporate governance, audit,
government relations, brand-wide sustainability actions
- Reports to President & CEO, Mark
Chaffin
FRANKLIN, Tenn., April 23,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Mitsubishi Motors North America,
Inc. (MMNA) Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (MMNA) today
announces the promotion of Katherine
Knight to the newly created role of Senior Vice President,
Chief Legal and Administrative Officer. This new position further
aligns key strategic functions within MMNA under Katherine's
leadership. She will continue to report to Mark Chaffin,
President and Chief Executive Officer.
Knight has most recently served as VP, Chief Legal Officer, HR
& Corporate Governance, with responsibility over the Legal,
Human Resources, Internal Audit, Compliance, Risk Management,
Corporate Governance, Administration and Community Relations
functions. In this new role, she also adds oversight of Government
and Industry Relations, External Affairs, and Sustainability.
As part of its mid-term plan, "Challenge 2025", MMNA's parent
company, Mitsubishi Motors Corporation, emphasizes the drive
towards more sustainable growth, strengthening of compliance and
governance, and social-value creation. Knight's promotion announced
today will help ensure that MMNA is a global leader in the
realization of future success in these critical areas.
"Katherine has a unique vision for MMNA's corporate operations
and corporate brand that extends far beyond her legal expertise. In
this new role, she will support and strengthen our operations
internally and externally, and further solidify MMNA's position as
an innovator in our industry," said Chaffin.
Knight joined MMNA in 2019 after most recently serving as VP,
General Counsel and Human Resources, for a public
transportation/logistics company and as Senior Counsel for Nissan
North America. Knight holds a J.D. from Vanderbilt University Law School and a B.A. in
International Studies from the College of William and
Mary.
ABOUT MITSUBISHI MOTORS NORTH
AMERICA, INC.
Through a network of approximately 330
dealer partners across the United
States, Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (MMNA) is
responsible for the sales, marketing and customer service of
Mitsubishi Motors vehicles in the U.S. In its recently announced
Midterm Plan – "Challenge 2025" – MMNA's parent company
Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) has committed to accelerating
its efforts toward a sustainable carbon-neutral future, setting
goals of 40 percent reduction in vehicle CO2 emissions and 50
percent reduction in operational CO2 emissions by 2030.
Additionally, MMC has set targets for global sales of electrified
vehicles at 50 percent by 2030 and 100 percent by 2035, leveraging
a blend of plug-in hybrids (PHEV), hybrids (HEV), and pure
electrics (BEV).
MMNA has its headquarters in Franklin,
Tennessee, as well as corporate operations in California, Georgia, Michigan, New
Jersey, and Florida.
For more information on Mitsubishi vehicles, please
visit media.mitsubishicars.com.
Contact
Jeremy
Barnes
Senior Director, Communications and Events
jeremy.barnes@na.mitsubishi-motors.com, Mobile: 714-296-1402
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