Vincent Charles appointed Continental’s new media relations head

As of 1 September, Vincent Charles will fill the vacancy at Continental left by the departure of Hannes Boekhoff in late March. Charles will progress from his current role of currently corporate spokesman for business and finance at continental, a position he has held since January 2015, to become the company’s head of Corporate Media Relations.

Charles is described as “a native of France and Germany,” and studied communications and media science in both countries. He joined Continental through Siemens VDO, taking a position with the firm the year prior to its acquisition by Continental. Charles has been part of the German tyre maker and automotive systems manufacturer’s Corporate Communications team since 2011.