Reports said Browning will Lead VW in U.s. Operations

Volkswagen has picked former General Motors and Ford manager Jonathan Browning to mind its U.S. operations, reports mentioned Sunday.

Browning, 51, would succeed Stefan Jacoby, who left Volkswagen of America in June and last month grew to become CEO of Volvo Cars.

VW mentioned in a statement Sunday afternoon that it will announce its new CEO Monday at an 11 a.m. Eastern press conference at the Nationwide Press Club in Washington.

The Wall Street Journal reported Browning's appointment, citing sources familiar with the strategy. Reuters also reported the move, citing an unnamed company source. Volkswagen spokeswoman Jill Bratina declined comment.

COO Mark Barnes has been Jacoby's interim replacement for the Volkswagen brand, even though Michael Lohscheller has steered Volkswagen Group of America

Browning joined VW in June as head of the 10-brand group's nationwide income corporations.

He resigned as mind of GM's global gross sales, service and advertising inside the summer time of 2009 and left the business in October “to pursue other interests," GM explained on the time.

He was also chairman of GM-owned Vauxhall Motors Ltd. and vice president of product sales, promoting and aftersales for GM Europe.

Even though he headed European income, GM launched its Chevrolet manufacturer across the continent.

Browning, an Englishman, joined GM in 1981, working for Vauxhall, and later grew to become managing director of GM Turkey. From 1997 to 2001, he was Ford Motor Co.'s head of European marketing and advertising and then managing director of Jaguar Vehicles Ltd.