German-born Mr Leiters, 50, holds a doctorate in engineering and has held senior positions at Porsche and, more recently, was Chief Technology Officer at Ferrari.
Mr Leiters will be based at McLaren’s
global-headquarters at the McLaren Technology Centre and the adjoining
McLaren Production Centre in Surrey, England where all the company’s
supercars and hypercars are hand-built.
Mr Leiters will lead the
3,000-strong workforce spanning all global activities, including the
McLaren Composites Technology Centre, instrumental in innovating
technology for the company’s ground-breaking high-performance hybrid
series production supercar the Artura, deliveries of which are soon to
commence.
McLaren now has more than 100 retailers in over 40
territories around the globe. Despite the pandemic, McLaren continues to
see strong customer demand, particularly for its limited-production
models with both the 765LT Coupe and Spider variants entirely sold out
along with the Ultimate Series Elva.
"I could not be more excited
to be joining McLaren as CEO at this important moment in its journey.
McLaren is already recognised as one of the world’s most admired luxury
supercar companies. I look forward to growing that reputation for our
loyal customers, employees, fans and partners as we write the next
chapter in McLaren’s illustrious history," said Michael Leiters.
