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Interview – Jonathan Goodman, CEO at Polestar UK and Head of Global Communications at Polestar

26th August 2021

Interview – Jonathan Goodman, CEO at Polestar UK and Head of Global Communications at Polestar

Jonathan Goodman is CEO at Polestar UK and Head of Global Communications at Polestar. Here he discusses the brand’s success to date, why Tesla is its biggest rival and what his expectations are for the future.

Jonathan Goodman is CEO of Polestar UK and Head of Global Communications at Polestar globally, having played an integral role alongside global CEO Thomas Ingenlath in launching the brand from scratch over the past five years. He has previously held senior roles with a multitude of responsibilities at brands including PSA Peugeot Citroen and Volvo. Here he discusses the brand’s success to date, why and how it has positioned itself as an alternative to mainstream rivals, why Tesla is its biggest rival and what his expectations are for the future.

Setting up a new car company is famously difficult. Did you have any qualms when you were asked to be COO alongside CEO Thomas Ingenlath at Polestar back in 2017?

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