Luxury
carmaker Aston Martin has hired senior Nissan executive Andy Palmer as its new
chief executive.
Aston
Martin has been without a chief executive since Ulrich Bez stepped down after
turning 70 in November 2013.
Mr
Palmer, 51, will take over at Aston "after he completes a transition
period from his current employer", the carmaker said in a statement.
The
departure of Mr Palmer, who oversaw Nissan's Infiniti unit, sparked a reshuffle
at the Renault-Nissan group.
He
will be replaced at Nissan by Renault's Philippe Klein.
Mr
Palmer is a
