India’s premier automaker, Tata Motors has announced David Smith as the new CEO for Jaguar and Land Rover, after the automaker has completed the purchase of the two brands from Ford Motors.

Tata Motors went on a deal to buy Jaguar and Land Rover from Ford on March 26 this year and the purchase was supposed to be completed by the second quarter of the year.

The appointment of new CEO was announced after Ford has completed the sale of the two brands to Tata. The brands were sold by U.S. automaker for a collective $2.3 billion.

Although, Smith has been the acting CEO of both Jaguar and Land Rover since Geoff Polites passed away on April 20, he was appointed as the permanent executive for Tata’s newest acquisitions on June 2.

Reportedly, David smith has led many prestigious positions in Ford since he joined the company in 1983. He was director of finance and strategy for Ford of Europe and the maker’s Premier Automotive Group in Switzerland, Asia, the U.S. and Turkey.

David has also been a director for Jaguar and Land Rover since 1990s. He played a key role in reviving the brands and had a key role in helping last year’s sale of Ford’s Aston Martin.

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