{"id":15612,"date":"2022-08-16T09:14:25","date_gmt":"2022-08-16T14:14:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hennesseyperformance.com\/?page_id=15612"},"modified":"2023-02-15T14:50:13","modified_gmt":"2023-02-15T20:50:13","slug":"hennessey-appoints-michael-harley-as-vice-president-of-marketing-and-communications","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.hennesseyperformance.com\/news\/article\/hennessey-appoints-michael-harley-as-vice-president-of-marketing-and-communications\/","title":{"rendered":"Hennessey Appoints Michael Harley as Vice President of Marketing and Communications"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"15612\" class=\"elementor elementor-15612\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-972848f elementor-section-content-top elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default 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style=\"text-align: left;\">Sealy, TX<\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\">August 16, 2022<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-24fe00e\" data-id=\"24fe00e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee0b1eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ee0b1eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><strong>Michael Harley to lead global marketing and communications for the Texas-based hypercar manufacturer<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Based out of Los Angeles, Harley will report to Chairman and CEO, John Hennessey<\/strong><\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Sealy, Texas (August 16, 2022)<\/strong> \u2013 Hennessey\u00ae today announces the appointment of Michael Harley as the new Vice President of Marketing and Communications. Harley will oversee global marketing and communications at Hennessey\u00a0Special Vehicles, Hennessey\u00a0Performance (HPE), and Tuner School.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p>With decades of industry experience, Michael Harley is a noted automotive expert who has held key roles at J.D. Power and Associates, Autoblog, AutoWeb, Autotrader, and Autobytel. Harley was most recently Executive Editor at Kelley Blue Book.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p>Before his move to the automotive industry in 2006, Harley held the Director of Creative Resources position at Cameo Guild, Inc., where he managed development and marketing for the global gift and collectible manufacturer and importer.\u00a0<\/p><p>\u201cI\u2019m pleased to welcome Michael to Hennessey\u00ae and look forward to working with him closely as our company continues to grow,\u201d said John Hennessey, Chairman, and CEO, of Hennessey. \u201cOur MAMMOTH\u2122 1000 and VelociRaptor\u00ae pickups are selling at a record pace, and we sold out of the <span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.05px;\">1,817-hp Venom F5 Coupe hypercar shortly after its introduction. We are introducing the F5 Roadster this week at Pebble Beach, and we have a strong future plan. I am confident that Harley\u2019s knowledge, experience, and passion for high-performance vehicles will help ensure our continued success.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p>Commenting on his new role, Michael Harley said:\u00a0<span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.05px;\">\u201cI\u2019ve been a bona fide car guy since birth, so this is the proverbial automotive \u2018dream job.\u2019\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.05px;\">Hennessey\u00ae is home to the world\u2019s fastest truck, the world\u2019s fastest convertible, and the 300+ mph Venom F5 hypercar. I am surrounded by high horsepower and a dynamic company of car and truck enthusiasts continuously pushing the performance envelope \u2013 I am delighted to join John\u2019s team.\u201d<\/span><\/p><p>As it has for more than 30 years, Hennessey\u00ae continues to engineer high-performance combustion-powered cars and trucks. But the Texas-based company is preparing for an electrified future. Last year, the company unveiled its \u2018Project Deep Space\u201d concept. The all-electric 6&#215;6, with unique diamond seating, is part of Hennessey\u00ae\u2019s strategic product plan to introduce three all-new vehicles over the next ten years.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9218497 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9218497\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Media Contact:<br \/><\/strong>press@hennesseyperformance.com<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c35e2f elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"3c35e2f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d5cb96 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6d5cb96\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>About Hennessey\u00ae:<br \/><\/strong>Based in Sealy, Texas, the Hennessey\u00ae business comprises Hennessey Special Vehicles, Hennessey Performance (HPE), Tuner School, and the Lonestar Motorsports Park. The company has re-engineered more than 12,000 vehicles for performance enthusiasts from around the world to deliver unparalleled driving thrills. Alongside modifying a diverse range of sports, and muscle cars since 1991, the company also applies its high-performance expertise to trucks and SUVs \u2013 and boasts its own hypercars \u2013 the Venom GT and the Venom F5.<\/p><p>Every Hennessey\u00ae product is dyno-proven, fully track-tested, street-legal and warrantied. Customers can choose from road-ready performance-enhanced cars by Hennessey\u00ae from a wide variety of brands including Chevrolet, Dodge, Ford and Jeep in addition to benefitting from a host of high-performance upgrades.<\/p><p>With its own test track, engineering curriculum for aspiring tuners, more than 80 team members and capacity to work on 40-50 vehicles at a time, Hennessey\u00ae Performance is one of the world\u2019s leading specialist vehicle engineering companies. The new 6.6-litre V8 Venom F5 hypercar is set for customer deliveries in 2022. 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