India, Dec. 4 -- Gerry McGovern, the chief creative officer at British carmaker Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has reportedly made an abrupt exit from the company in a string of high-profile exits. McGovern was behind the controversial rebranding of Jaguar last year.

The veteran designer was sacked from the company, according to an Autocar India report. The JLR executive was "escorted out of the office", the report said, citing sources.

HT.com could not independently verify the report and has reached out to Jaguar Land Rover and Tata Motors for comments. This report will be updated when they respond.

McGovern's exit comes weeks after JLR's parent company, Tata Motors, elevated PB Balaji, its chief financial officer (CFO) to the role of JLR's ...