Cameron Batten

Cameron Batten is the senior vice president and chief communications officer at Volkswagen Group of America. He and his team are responsible for building belief and deepening trust in one of the world’s most iconic automotive brands as it pivots toward electrification. He serves as the group’s U.S. spokesperson and leads public relations and stakeholder engagement for the Volkswagen brand across North America.

Before Volkswagen, Batten was the vice president and head of communications for Samsung Electronics America. He led product public relations, corporate communications, risk, social media, internal communications, and citizenship. He was also on the Enterprise Diversity Council and served as the executive sponsor of the company’s Equality Alliance Employee Resource Group.

Batten has more than two decades of experience leading public relations and corporate affairs functions across technology, health care, and financial services. Before Samsung, Batten led communications teams at Capital One and American Express. From 2014 to 2017, he led global workforce communications and workplace reputation at Johnson & Johnson. He started his career at Royal Philips Electronics of the Netherlands and held several brand management and public relations roles in Amsterdam and New York.

Batten sits on the board of trustees for the Institute for Public Relations. He is also active in the Arthur W. Page Society. He holds a degree in journalism from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.