Marques McCammon | President
KARMA AUTOMOTIVE

Marques McCammon was named President of Karma Automotive, California’s first
and only ultra-luxury automaker, in April, 2023. McCammon’s tasks at Karma
Automotive are twofold, equally ambitious and paramount: to reinvigorate the
brand and to implement alternate paths to revenue. McCammon’s career prior to leading Karma Automotive combines nearly 30 years
of auto industry general management, product development, manufacturing,
brand leadership and marketing experience with intimate knowledge of softwarebased
automotive product advancement. Career highlights include:
• Creating the Dodge SRT-4, crafting the blueprint for Chrysler’s SRT moniker
and designing the first modern 4-door convertible (the ASC Helios)
• General Manager of the Car & Truck Division for Saleen Performance
Vehicles
• General Manager of West Coast Operations for ASC (American Specialty
Cars)
• Chief Marketing Officer for Aptera Motors
• General Manager/Vice President for Wind River
• Global Managing Director for Ricardo, Inc. At Intel subsidiary Wind River, McCammon was responsible for automotive
software products, where he oversaw development of the division’s corporate
business plans, led business and strategy development for auto-related merger
and acquisition activity and directed a global team, including product and program
management, engineering and marketing architecture. At Ricardo, an international environmental, engineering and transportation
company, McCammon led a worldwide team that focused on sustainable mobility
solutions that balance short-term internal combustion needs with long-term
electrification and autonomy requirements. McCammon graduated from North Carolina A&T State University as a Bachelor of
Science in Mechanical Engineering, and from the University of Michigan with a
Masters in Mechanical Engineering. He was recognized by Detroit Business as one
of 40 Young Executives making an impact in the Motor City. McCammon resides with his family in San Diego, CA.