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 software-based 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 master’s 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.