Automaker Volkswagen has named Nelly Kennedy as its new Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) starting mid-February 2023. She succeeds Jochen Sengpiehl, who has moved to Volkswagen Group China as CMO.  Prior to the move, Nelly was the Senior Global Brand Marketing Director at Google in California. Prior to joining Google, she was Director Digital at Condé Nast International and held several senior posts in global marketing with the sportswear company Adidas.