Caterham Cars has a new CEO

April 2021

The Japanese retail and importer group acquired Caterham Cars in April 2021. The outgoing CEO, Laishley, was recruited to lead the operational transformation of Caterham Cars under the ownership of VT Holdings. He initially joined as Chief Strategic Officer, before holding the position of CEO/COO from June 2022. During his tenure, the former Nissan executive oversaw Caterham’s move to its new state-of-the-art plant and global headquarters in Dartford.

Takahashi

All day-to-day operations on site at Dartford will be led by current Chief Financial Officer and Operations Director, Trevor Steel. Kazuho Takahashi, President and Founder of VT Holdings and CEO of Caterham, said, “On behalf of everyone at Caterham, I would like to thank Bob for his work over the past four years. He has been instrumental in guiding the move to our new headquarters in Dartford and in securing the long-term future of our iconic car.”

Why Laishley is stepping down has not been disclosed.