(Sharecast News) - Aston Martin Lagonda on Friday announced Bentley Motors boss Adrian Hallmark would join the luxury car maker as chief executive officer by October this year.

Hallmark has been at Bentley since 2018 and has also worked at Porsche and Volkswagen.

Current CEO Amedeo Felisa will stay in post until Hallmark arrives, the company said in a statement, and would continue to oversee the introduction of its third next generation sports car later this year, completing its new front-engine portfolio following the launches of the DB12 and Vantage models.

Reporting by Frank Prenesti for Sharecast.com